Kazakhstan government overview

Kazakhstan has a hybrid system of government that combines aspects of both parliamentary and presidential systems.

The principle of independence and the political system were formulated in the first Constitution of Kazakhstan of January 1993, which was approved by referendum on 30 August 1995.

Kazakhstan government features

Kazakhstan has a parliamentary system with a president as head of the State. Kazakhstan last presidential election was in January 2006 for a seven-year term. Kazakhstan president serves as commander-in-chief, sets foreign policy, can initiate legislation, and appoints Kazakhstan prime minister, subject to Parliamentary approval.

Kazakhstan parliament is the supreme legislative body and consists of two chambers, the Senate (Upper House) and the Mazhilis (Lower House). The 47 members of Kazakhstan Senate are indirectly elected representatives of regional assemblies and appointees of Kazakhstan president. The Mazhilis is composed of 67 elected deputies. Kazakhstan parliament is elected for a four-year term.

Kazakhstan prime minister is the head of the executive branch of government and is appointed by Kazakhstan president, with the approval of Kazakhstan parliament. He chairs the Cabinet, which, as of January 2006, consists of three Deputy Prime Ministers, the Ministers of the 14 State Ministries and the 5 Chairmen of the State Agencies.

The heads of the local administrations (Akims of 14 oblasts and 2 cities) are appointed by Kazakhstan president. Since December 1997, the capital of Kazakhstan has been Astana. From 1929 to 1997 the capital of Kazakhstan was the city of Almaty, founded in 1854.

Political system and government of Kazakhstan

According to the Constitution, adopted at the national referendum on August 30, 1995, the Republic of Kazakhstan is a unitary state with a presidential form of government, which has three independent branches: executive, legislative and judicial.

President

President is the head of the state, elected by a national popular vote. Presidential term is five years. Current President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is Nursultan Nazarbayev (since 1990).

Executive branch

Executive power is exercised by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Composition of the Government is formed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the Constitution.

Legislative branch

Legislative power is vested in the bicameral parliament. Parliament has two chambers: the Senate and the Majilis. The Senate consists of deputies: two persons from each province, city of national importance and the capital. The Majilis consists of 107 members. Member of the Parliament cannot be simultaneously a member of both chambers. The term of office of the Senate members is six years; the term of office of the Majilis members is five years.

Judicial branch

Judicial power is vested in the Constitutional Court and a system of local courts. Courts of the Republic are the Supreme Court of the Republic, local courts and other courts of the Republic, established by the legislation.

I believe that Kazakhstan’s future will be bright. We have all opportunities and resources for realizing planned tasks and purposes. The main resource and moving power is human resources. Investments in intellectual capital, education is the best way of moving our country forward and to progress. The people of Kazakhstan, mainly new generation is the wealth of Kazakhstan. We need to improve healthcare, raise the level of education and inculcate new technologies, innovations in this sectors of economics. I imagine and believe that mass sport will be popular in Kazakhstan and most of our people will be healthy in the future. Carrying out Asian winter games 2011 in Kazakhstan has impulsed people to go in for sport and pushed us to lead healthy way of life. Having won a lot of prize-winning places our sportsmen proved that they are worth to believe and presented our country with great honor. Nowadays we reinstate our Kazakh traditional sport games like Kazakh kuresy-fight, baige –horse riding, jumps and chaugan-horse polo. Sports centres, sport constructions and objects must be free, this will assist in developing mass sport. Mass sport will assist in growing average life expectancy from 68 to 75 years in the future. If economic growth rises I think most of the medical services will be free. This conditions will make our people more confident in tomorrow and happier. I think Kazakhstan’s sector of manufacture will be developing and will be gradually prospering. We will reach the satisfied level of producing oil products independently and therefore we will be able to supply ourselves with needed petrol and other oil products. The factories of producing chemical products will be renewed and will be working productively. But mainly and importantly agricultural complex will be working progressively, production of the food-processing industry will grow and develop. Investment, financial support from government and preferential crediting, maintenance with an agriculture hardware will assist to develop agricultural complex. The most important thing that we will be able to supple ourselves with necessary products completely. This will not only assist in developing sectors of economics, but also will influence open new mass work places , that in turn will allow to raise well-being of people of Kazakhstan.

Tourism will also develop, sights and stunning nature of Kazakhstan will gradually become known all over the world.

All above that I told is similar to a fairy tale, but I want to trust in it and I imagine Kazakhstan in the future only in that way. I believe that Kazakhstan’s future will be exciting and bright and we - new generation as the main moving power of Kazakhstan will assist in this and make all possible contributions in prosperity of our Motherland.

I think the best that we can do for our country at the moment is to be educated and to hoard ideas and ways to achieve in different areas. The future of the country for us - for the younger generation. And we need to understand the responsibility resting upon us.

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