BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed constitutional laws establishing the institution of vice president and defining the structure and powers of the country's new parliament, the Kurultai, Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh president.
The legislation was adopted as part of the implementation of the Constitution approved on March 15, 2026.
Under the constitutional law on the president, the office of vice president was formally introduced into Kazakhstan's political system. The vice president will represent the head of state in relations with government bodies on the president's instructions and carry out other duties assigned by the president.
Another constitutional law defines the organization and activities of the Kurultai, which is designated as the country's highest representative body exercising legislative power.
The Kurultai will consist of 145 deputies elected through party lists for five-year terms. The body will be headed by a chairman elected from among deputies who are fluent in the state language.
The law also grants the Kurultai broad powers, including approving the appointment of the vice president, prime minister, Constitutional Court judges, members of the Central Election Commission, and the Supreme Audit Chamber. It will also be responsible for calling presidential elections and approving government and state audit reports on the execution of the national budget.
