Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Consolidates Authority Following Snap Parliamentary Election

Politics

Amended constitution expands presidential influence over legislative appointments and accelerates policymaking processes

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emerges from a polling station in Astana on August 23 during a snap parliamentary election he initiated. © Reuters

PAUL BARTLETT and NAUBET BISSENOV

August 25, 2026 08:07 JST

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Citizens of Kazakhstan cast ballots on Sunday in a parliamentary election held under a revised constitutional framework, further strengthening the political influence of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his newly established party, Adilet, which represents continuity with the previous political establishment.

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