Kazakhstan's transition to a unicameral Kurultai will
accelerate decision-making, streamline bureaucratic procedures, and strengthen
the country's position as one of Central Asia’s key strategic players. This
opinion was shared by Michel de Kemmeter, who heads the Club of Brussels think
tank. He noted that, in the face of global challenges, greater emphasis should
be placed on the development of science, education, research, and workforce
training for emerging professions. According to him, Kazakhstan’s young
population gives the country a significant advantage and the potential to become
a model of successful development.
«Going from two chambers to one chamber is making the
process faster, stronger, more dynamic than the two. Two chamber is slower, of
course, and more bureaucratic. So this opportunity that Kazakhstan has to make
the right moves today to become more than an emerging power, to become a key
strategic player in the whole Asia and also in the world, we will have to
retrain 90% for the whole population, whereas Kazakhstan is young and dynamic,» Kemmeter said.
Richard Spooner, a member of the Advisory Board at the
U.S.-based Caspian Policy Center (CPC), believes that Kazakhstan's political
reforms are enhancing not only the transparency of decision-making but also the
accountability of political parties. In his view, a unicameral Kurultai is well
suited to the country's unitary system of government and will make its
legislative system more efficient.
«I think in general it makes sense. Yeah, I read up on
this. And the most successful single-chamber legislatures are considered to be
Singapore, the Scandinavian nations, in Europe, Denmark is considered to have a
very efficient and effective system, Australia, and New Zealand,» Spooner said.
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