Kazakhstan Marks Completion of Political Reform Cycle at People's Council Session

Kazakhstan's President described the People's Council as a “unique, entirely new, innovative institution” at its session. The start of the Council's work marked the end of a large-scale cycle of renewing the political system.

The 2019 concept “A State That Listens to the People” grew over seven years into a reform covering the entire state structure. The President said this approach will be implemented through open dialogue, and the People's Council is planned to become a permanent institution of that dialogue.

The decisive moment was the referendum on 15 March 2026. The new Constitution, in force from 1 July, ended the bicameral system and created a unicameral Kurultai of 145 deputies elected for five years by proportional representation. A Vice-President post, appointed with Kurultai consent, was established, and the Security Council apparatus became an independent body directly subordinate to the President.