     Kazakhstan political and government systems
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 parliament building in Astana city
Kazakhstan has a parliamentary system with a president as head of State. The Kazakhstan last presidential election was in January 2006 for a seven-year term. The Kazakhstan president serves as commander-in-chief, sets foreign policy, can initiate legislation, and appoints the Kazakhstan prime minister, subject to Parliamentary approval. Kazakhstan parliament building in Astana city
The 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 the Kazakhstan Senate are indirectly elected representatives of regional assemblies and appointees of the Kazakhstan president. The Kazakhstan Mazhilis is composed of 67 elected deputies. The Kazakhstan parliament is elected for a four-year term. The Kazakhstan prime minister is the head of the executive branch of government and is appointed by the Kazakhstan president, with the approval of the 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. Kazakhstan government buildings in Astana city
The heads of the local administrations (Akims of 14 oblasts and 2 cities) are appointed by the Kazakhstan president. Since December 1997, the capital of the Kazakhstan has been Astana. From 1929 to 1997 the capital of the Kazakhstan was the city of Almaty, founded in 1854. |
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