Mayor of Astana casts his vote in referendum
Mayor of Kazakh capital Astana Zhenis Kassymbek was among the first to vote in the constitutional referendum, casting his ballot at polling station No. 51 at the Al Farabi Schoolchildren Palace, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
To note, on March 15, a nationwide referendum on the draft of a new Constitution began in Kazakhstan. The first polling stations in the referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Kazakhstan were opened in Seoul and Tokyo, as well as in Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, and Hong Kong.
Earlier, on February 11, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree calling for the national referendum to be held on March 15.
The starting point for the constitutional reform was Tokayev’s initiative to create a unicameral parliament in Kazakhstan. The president first presented the proposal on September 8, 2025, during his annual address to the nation.