BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. Kazakhstan and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have discussed preparations for the CIS observer mission that will monitor the upcoming Kurultai elections in Kazakhstan.
This is reflected in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alibek Kuantyrov held a meeting with First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Igor Petrishenko, during which the sides reviewed organizational issues related to the mission’s activities.
The discussions focused on preparations for the observer mission, cooperation with Kazakhstan’s relevant state bodies, and practical aspects of international observers’ work during the election campaign.
"The Kazakh side confirmed its readiness to provide the CIS Mission with the necessary conditions for the effective performance of its functions in accordance with the national legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the generally recognized principles of international election observation," the statement of Kazakh MFA says.
The parties also exchanged views on current issues of cooperation within the CIS framework, including preparations for upcoming meetings of the Commonwealth’s statutory bodies.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan has scheduled elections of deputies to the Kurultai (new unicameral parliament) of Kazakhstan for August 23, 2026, the relevant decree was signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Under the decree, the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has been instructed to organize and conduct preparations for the election of deputies to the Kurultai.
The government of Kazakhstan, along with the akims of the capital, regions, and cities of republican significance, has been ordered to immediately take all necessary organizational, logistical, material, technical, and financial measures to ensure the elections are held.
Kazakhstan’s new Constitution was adopted through a national referendum held on March 15, 2026. Under the constitutional changes, the country’s bicameral Parliament will be dissolved and replaced by a unicameral Kurultai composed of 145 deputies.
