At a roundtable in Astana, experts, analysts, and legal scholars discussed the election outcomes and the tasks facing the unicameral Kurultai. At the Institute of Parliamentarism, participants touched on the work of the new legislature amid constitutional reform, as it is tasked with putting the reform into practice through legislation. Therefore, not only the quality of legislative drafting but also cooperation among deputies, including with the expert community, will be particularly important. The discussion also focused on the parliament’s ties with the regions and the need to take citizens’ needs into account when preparing decisions. At the same time, the new legislature will have to continue work already underway. Bills introduced under the previous parliament remain under consideration, covering social and economic spheres. According to experts, the new convocation inherits an already established legislative agenda. Some issues will require amendments to existing laws, while others can be addressed through government programmes and the work of the government.
«The political parties will now be closely watched to see
how they deliver on their election programs. As the President has also noted,
the focus should now be on the quality of legislation and whether the lawmaking
process becomes more efficient. Therefore, parliamentary factions and members
of the Kurultai will need to focus primarily on the quality of legislation, as well as on how well
they respond to the needs and concerns of society,» noted Yulia
Kostyanaya, Head of the Center for Private Legislation at the Institute of Parliamentarism.
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