The international community is closely following the reforms underway in Kazakhstan and their practical implementation, including the elections to the unicameral Kurultai. This marks an important stage in Kazakhstan’s political modernization. This was stated by Kamran Bokhari, Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. In his view, the transition to the new model will reduce overlapping functions and speed up decision-making, thereby increasing the efficiency of the legislative process. He noted that this is important for the country’s further development.
«The international community, on the one
hand, it shows stability. It shows progress. New parliamentary
elections with a unicameral legislature, this is a positive move, and it’s
not the end of the road. It’s the latest step in
a series of reforms that have been taking place under President Tokayev,
especially since 2022. When you have a bicameral legislature, the process is
more complicated. But when you have, you know, one chamber, it tends to become,
you know, less complex, more efficient,» noted Kamran Bokhari,
PhD, Senior Director, New Lines Institute for
Strategy and Policy and Senior Resident Fellow, Middle East Policy Council in
Washington.
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