Democracy Kazakhs are voting on a new constitution that would limit the power of the president

Half In Central Asian Kazakhstan, which is recovering from the violent unrest of a year ago, citizens are voting today on Sunday on a number of reforms to the country’s constitution in a referendum.

The changes aim to limit the power of the president and seek to strengthen parliamentary and local decision-making.

Kazakhstan is looking for a new direction after the protests that began in the country in early January escalated into violent unrest. More than 200 people were killed and nearly 10,000 protesters were arrested in the unrest over the liquefied petroleum gas price increase.

The president arrived to secure order Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev at the request of the forces of the Russian-led CSTO security organization.

In Kazakhstan the broad powers of the president are the peruvian president Nursultan Nazarbayev from a reign in which he seized power on several occasions.

Although Nazarbayev resigned as president in 2019, he secured significant political power by retaining the title of leader of the nation.

Initiative the changes to the constitution came from the current president Tokayev, who is Nazarbayev’s chosen successor. Before the unrest in the early part of the year, Tokayev was considered to be only a nominal ruler, backed by real power by Nazarbayev and his extravagant associates.

The reversal of the common history of Tokajev and Nazarbayev has been seen as a revolutionary change for those who strip Nazarbayev of the privileges and title of nation leader. Amendments to the constitution would also prevent the president from future membership of political parties and his associates from holding significant positions in the country’s administration.

There has been no significant opposition to the proposed amendments in Kazakhstan, and constitutional changes are expected to take place.