Kazakhstan’s new constitution takes effect, election date set

Kazakhstan’s new Constitution entered into force on July 1, prompting President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to set August 23 as the date for parliamentary elections required under the new framework.

The Constitution, adopted in a nationwide referendum on March 15, replaces the country’s bicameral legislature with a single-chamber parliament. Tokayev signed the decree calling elections shortly after the new Basic Law took effect....