Government of Kazakhstan
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The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (
According to the 2016 World Development report prepared by the World Bank Group, Kazakhstan ranks 28th among 193 countries in the e-Gov development rating. The "Information Kazakhstan – 2020" state program approved in 2013 helped the country transition to the information society.[1]
The
Executive branch
Office | Name | Party | Since |
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President
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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | Amanat | 20 March 2019 |
Prime Minister | Oljas Bektenov | Amanat | 6 February 2024 |
President
The president is elected by popular vote for a single seven-year term.[3] The prime minister and first deputy prime minister are appointed by the president. The Council of Ministers is also appointed by the president. Then-president Nursultan Nazarbayev expanded his presidential powers by decree: only he can initiate constitutional amendments, appoint and dismiss the government, dissolve Parliament, call referendums at his discretion, and appoint administrative heads of regions and cities.
The president is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces and may veto legislation that has been passed by the Parliament.
Prime Minister
The prime minister, who serves at the pleasure of the president, chairs the Council of Ministers and serves as Kazakhstan's head of government. There are three deputy prime ministers and 17 ministers in the council. The most recent Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan is Oljas Bektenov.
Agencies and committees
Kazakhstan's
Legislative branch
The legislature, known as the Parliament (Parlamenti), has two chambers.
Assembly
The
Senate
The Senate (Senat) has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, half renewed every two years, and 7 presidential appointees. In addition, former presidents are ex officio senators for life.
Judicial branch
There are 65 judges on the
Administrative divisions
Kazakhstan is divided into 16
See also
References
- ^ "Expect no lines in front of the digital counters". blogs.worldbank.org.
- ^ "Russian-Led Security Bloc To Send Peacekeeping Forces To Kazakhstan, Armenian PM Says". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Article 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- ^ Trochev, Alexei (2017). "Between Convictions and Reconciliations: Processing Criminal Cases in Kazakhstani Courts". Cornell International Law Journal. 50: 107.
- ^ Article 71 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- ^ "Independence of the Legal Profession in Central Asia" (PDF). International Commission of Jurists.[dead link]
External links
- Government of Kazakhstan Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (English)
- U.S. Relations With Kazakhstan at the US Department of State