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CONSTITUTION
Unofficial translation
Adopted on August 30, 1995 at the republican referendum. Entered into force on September 5, 1995 on the day the results of referendum were published. The amendments and additions made by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated on October 7, 1998, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dd. May 21, 2007, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated on February 2, 2011, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated on March 10, 2017. In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated on September 6, 1995 № 2454 «Of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan»
Unofficial translation We, the people of Kazakhstan, united by a common historical fate, creating a state on the indigenous Kazakh land, considering ourselves a peace-loving and civil society, committed to the ideals of freedom, equality and Concord, wishing to take a worthy place in the world community, realizing our high responsibility before the present and future generations, proceeding from our sovereign right, adopt this Constitution.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 18/2 dated December 21, 2001. Article 1 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan proclaims itself as a democratic, secular, legal and social state whose highest values are a person, his life, rights, and freedoms. 2. The fundamental principles of the activity of the Republic are public concord and political stability; economic development for the benefit of all the nation; Kazakhstani patriotism and resolution of the most critical issues of State affairs by democratic methods including voting by national referendum or in Parliament.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 4 dated April 23, 2003. Article 2, as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan №254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication); № 238-VI of 23.03.2019 (shall be effective from the date of its first official publication); dated September 17, 2022, № 142-VII (shall come into effect from the date of its first official publication). Article 2 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan is a unitary state with a presidential form of government. 2. The sovereignty of the Republic shall cover the whole of its territory. The state shall ensure the integrity, inviolability, and inalienability of its territory. 3. The administrative-territorial structure of the Republic and the status of its capital shall be determined by the law. The capital of Kazakhstan is the city of Astana. 3-1. Within the city of Astana, a special legal regime in the financial sector may be established in accordance with constitutional law. 4. The names «Republic of Kazakhstan» and «Kazakhstan» shall be equal.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan №1/2 dated April 12, 2001. Article 3 1. The people shall be the only source of governmental power. 2. The people shall exercise power directly through national referendum and free elections, as well as delegate the execution of their ability to state institutions. 3. Nobody shall have the right to arrogate the power in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Arrogation of authority shall be prosecuted by law. The right to act on behalf of the people and the state shall belong to the President, as well as to the Parliament of the Republic within the limits of the constitutional powers. The government and other state bodies shall act on behalf of the state only within the limits of their delegated authorities. 4. The state power in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be unified and executed on the basis of the Constitution and laws in accordance with the principle of its division into the legislative, executive and judicial branches, and a system of checks and balances, which governs their interaction.
See regulatory decisions of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 18/2 dated October 11, 2000, №. 6 dated November 05, 2009. Article 4 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication). Article 4 1. The provisions of the Constitution, the laws corresponding to it, other regulatory and legal acts, international agreements and other commitments of the Republic, as well as regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Council and the Supreme Court of the Republic, shall be the functioning law in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Note. By the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 Paragraph 1 is stated in a new wording (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023): 1. The current law in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the norms of the Constitution, laws corresponding to it, other regulatory legal acts, international treaty and other obligations of the Republic, as well as regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic. Note. In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Council shall be applied to the extent that they do not contradict the Constitution until they are reviewed by the Constitutional Court. 2. The Constitution shall have the highest juridical force and direct effect on the entire territory of the Republic. 3. International agreements ratified by the Republic have primacy over its laws. The legislation of the Republic determines the procedure and conditions of operation of international agreements in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to which Kazakhstan is a party. 4. All laws and international agreements, where the Republic is a party, shall be published. Official publication of regulatory and legal acts, dealing with the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of citizens shall be the necessary condition for their application.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 4/2 dated June 7, 2000. Article 5, as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan №254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication). Article 5 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall recognize ideological and political diversity. The formation of political parties in state bodies shall not be permitted. 2. Public associations shall be equal before the law. Illegal interference of the state in the affairs of public associations, and public associations in the affairs of the state, imposing the functions of state institutions on public associations shall not be permitted. 3. Formation and functioning of public associations pursuing the goals or actions directed toward a violent change of the constitutional system, violation of the integrity of the Republic, undermining the security of the state, inciting social, racial, national, religious, and tribal enmity, as well as the formation of unauthorized paramilitary units shall be prohibited. 4. Activities of political parties and trade unions of other states, religious parties, as well as the financing of political parties and trade unions of foreign legal entities and citizens, foreign states and international organizations shall not be permitted in the Republic. 5. Activities of foreign religious associations on the territory of the Republic, as well as the appointment of heads of religious associations in the Republic by foreign religious centers shall be carried out in coordination with the respective state institutions of the Republic.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan №19/2 dated November 3, 1999; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 2/2 dated April 13, 2000; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1/2 dated April 12, 2001; № 4 dated April 23, 2003. Article 6 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022). Article 6 1. The Republic of Kazakhstan shall recognize and protect state and private property equally. 2. Property shall impose obligations, and its use must simultaneously benefit the society. Subjects and objects of ownership, the scope, and limits of the rights of proprietors, and guarantees of their protection shall be determined by law. 3. The land and its subsoil, water, flora and fauna, and other natural resources belong to the people. On behalf of the people, the right to property is exercised by the state. Land may also be in private ownership on the grounds, conditions and within the limits established by law.
Article 7 1. The state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the Kazakh language. 2. Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds along with the Kazakh language in state institutions and local self-administrative bodies. 3. The state shall promote conditions for the study and development of the languages of the people of Kazakhstan.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1/2 dated April 12, 2001. Article 8 The Republic of Kazakhstan shall respect principles and norms of international law, shape policy of cooperation and good-neighbourly relations between states, their equality and non-interference in each other’s domestic affairs, peaceful settlement of international disputes and renounce the [first] use of military force.
Article 9 as amended in the Kazakh language, the text in the Russian language is not changed by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication). Article 9 The Republic of Kazakhstan shall have its state symbols - the flag, emblem, and the anthem. The constitutional law shall establish their description and order of official use.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 12 dated December 1, 2003. Article 10 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication). Article 10 1. Citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be acquired and terminated, as prescribed by law and shall be indivisible and equal regardless of the grounds of its acquisition. 2. A citizen of the Republic shall not be deprived of citizenship, the right to change such citizenship, and also may not be expelled from Kazakhstan. Deprivation of citizenship is allowed only by a court decision for the commission of terrorist crimes, as well as for causing other grave harm to the vital interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 3. Foreign citizenship of a citizen of the Republic shall not be recognized.
Article 11 1. A citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not be extradited to a foreign state unless otherwise stipulated by international agreements of the Republic. 2. The Republic shall guarantee protection and patronage to its citizens outside its boundaries.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 12 dated December 1, 2003; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 4 dated April 18, 2007. Article 12 1. Human rights and freedoms in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be recognized and guaranteed in accordance with this Constitution. 2. Human rights and liberties shall belong to everyone by virtue of birth, be recognized as absolute and inalienable, and define the contents and implementation of laws and other regulatory and legal acts. 3. Every citizen of the Republic shall have rights and bear responsibilities owing to his citizenship. 4. Foreigners and stateless people in the Republic shall enjoy rights and freedoms as well as bear responsibilities, established for the citizens unless otherwise stipulated by the Constitution, laws and international agreements. 5. The exercise of a citizen's human rights and freedoms must not violate the rights and freedoms of other people nor infringe on the constitutional system and public morals.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic Kazakhstan № 7/2 dated March 29, 1999; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1 dated February 15, 2002. Article 13 1. Everyone has the right to recognition of his/her legal personality and the right to protect his/her rights and freedoms by all means not contradicting the law, including the necessary defense. 2. Everyone shall have the right to legal defense of his rights and freedoms. 3. Everyone shall have the right to take qualified legal assistance. In cases stipulated by law, legal assistance shall be provided free of charge.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 2/2 dated March 10, 1999; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 7/2 dated March 29, 1999. Article 14 1. Everyone shall be equal before the law and court. 2. No one shall be subject to any discrimination for reasons of origin, social, property status, occupation, sex, race, nationality, language, attitude towards religion, convictions, place of residence or any other circumstances.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 10 dated January 30, 2003; Article 15 as amended by the Law of Republic of Kazakhstan № 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022). Article 15 1. Everyone shall have the right to life. 2. No one has the right to arbitrarily deprive a person of life. The death penalty is prohibited.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 13 dated December 31, 2003; Article 16 as amended by the Law of Republic of Kazakhstan № 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication). Article 16 1. Everyone shall have the right to personal freedom. 2. Arrest and detention shall be allowed only in cases stipulated by law and only with the authorization of the with the right of appeal. Without the authorization of the court, a person shall be detained for a period of not more than seventy-two hours. 3. Every person detained, arrested and accused of committing a crime shall have the right to the assistance of a lawyer (defender) from the moment of detention, arrest or accusation.
Article 17 1. Human dignity shall be inviolable. 2. No one should be subjected to torture, violence, abusive or other treatment and punishment degrading human dignity.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 5 dated on August 20, 2009. Article 18 1. Everyone shall have the right to inviolability of private life, personal or family secrets, protection of honor and dignity. 2. Everyone shall have the right to confidentiality of individual deposits and savings, correspondence, telephone conversations, postal, telegraph, and other messages. The limitation of this right shall be permitted only in cases and according to the procedure directly established by law. 3. State bodies, public associations, officials, and the mass media must provide every citizen with the possibility to become familiar with the documents, decisions and other sources of information concerning his rights and interests.
Article 19 1. Everyone shall have the right to determine and indicate or not indicate his national, party and religious affiliation. 2. Everyone shall have the right to use his native language and culture, to freely choose the language of communication, education, instruction and creative activities.
Article 20 1. Freedom of speech and creative activities shall be guaranteed. Censorship shall be prohibited. 2. Everyone shall have the right to freely receive and disseminate information by any means not prohibited by law. The list of items constituting state secrets of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be determined by law. 3. Propaganda or agitation for the forcible change of the constitutional system, violation of the integrity of the Republic, undermining of state security, and advocating war, social, racial, national, religious, and clannish superiority as well as the cult of cruelty and violence, shall not be allowed.
Article 21 1. Everyone who has the legal right to stay within the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to free movement throughout its territory and free choice of a place of residence, except in cases stipulated by law. 2. Everyone shall have the right to leave the territory of the Republic. Citizens of the Republic shall have the right to return to the Republic freely.
Article 22 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of conscience. 2. The right to freedom of conscience shall not specify or limit universal human and civil rights and responsibilities before the state.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 13/2 dated July 5, 2000. Article 23 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022). Article 23 1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to freedom of forming associations. The activities of public associations shall be regulated by law. 2. Chairmen and judges of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and other courts, chairmen and members of the Central Electoral Commission, the Supreme Audit Chamber of the Republic, military personnel, employees of national security agencies, law enforcement agencies should not be members of political parties, trade unions, support any political party.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 2/2 dated March 10, 1999. Article 24 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022). Article 24 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of labor, free choice of occupation and profession. Forced labor is allowed only on the basis of a judicial act on the conviction of a criminal or administrative offense or in a state of emergency or martial law. 2. Everyone has the right to working conditions that meet the requirements of safety and hygiene, to remuneration for work without any discrimination, as well as to social protection against unemployment. 3. The right to individual and collective labor disputes using the methods for resolving them, established by law, including the right to strike, shall be recognized. 4. Everyone shall have the right to rest. Working labor agreements specifying the length of working time, days off and holidays, and paid annual leave shall be guaranteed by law.
Article 25 1. The right to housing shall be inviolable. Deprivation of housing shall not be permitted unless otherwise stipulated by a court judgment. Entry into housing, its inspection and search shall be permitted only in certain cases and according to the procedure stipulated by law. 2. Provisions to provide citizens with housing in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be created. Citizens in need of housing shall be categorized in a manner, to be prescribed by law and provided with housing at an affordable price from the state housing funds in accordance with the norms stipulated by law.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 6/2 dated June 16, 2000; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 21/2 dated December 20, 2000; resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 4 dated July 1, 2005; 28.05.2007 № 5. Article 26 1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall privately own any legally acquired property. 2. The property, including the right of inheritance, shall be guaranteed by law. 3. No one may be deprived of his property unless otherwise stipulated by a court judgment. Forcible alienation of property for public use in extraordinary cases specified by law shall be exercised on condition of its equivalent compensation. 4. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of entrepreneurial activity, and free use of property for any legal entrepreneurial activity. Monopolistic activity shall be regulated and limited by law. Unfair competition shall be prohibited.
Article 27 1. Marriage and family, motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood shall be under the protection of the state. 2. Care and upbringing of children shall be a natural right and responsibility of parents. 3. Adult, able-bodied children must take care of their disabled parents.
See resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 3/2 dated March 12, 1999. Article 28 1. A citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be guaranteed a minimum wage and pension, and guaranteed social security in old age, in case of disease, disability or loss of the main income-provider and other legal grounds. 2. Voluntary social insurance, the creation of additional forms of social security, and charity shall be encouraged.
Article 29 1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to protection of health. 2. Citizens of the Republic shall be entitled to free, guaranteed, extensive medical assistance established by law. 3. Paid medical treatment shall be provided by state and private medical institutions, as well as by people engaged in private medical practice on terms and according to the terms and procedures stipulated by law.
Article 30 1. Citizens shall be guaranteed free secondary education in state educational establishments. Secondary education shall be obligatory. 2. A citizen shall have the right to obtain a higher education on a competitive basis in a state higher educational institution. 3. Fee-based education in private educational institutions shall be carried out on the grounds and in the manner prescribed by law. 4. The state shall set uniform compulsory standards in education. The activity of any educational institution must comply with these standards.
Article 31 1. The state shall aim to protect the environment in favour of human life and health. 2. Officials shall be held accountable for the concealment of facts and circumstances endangering the life and health of the people in accordance with the law.
Article 32 Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to assemble peacefully and without weapons, hold meetings, campaigns and demonstrations, street processions and pickets. The use of this right may be restricted by law in the interests of state security, public order, and protection of health, rights, and the freedom of other persons.
Article 33 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-I dated October 7, 1998. Article 33 1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to participate in the government of the state’s affairs directly and through their representatives, to address personally as well as to direct individual and collective appeals to public and local self-administrative bodies. 2. Citizens of the Republic shall have the right to elect and be elected into public and local self-administration as well as to participate in an all-nation referendum. 3. The right to elect and be elected, to participate in the all-nation referendum shall not extend to those citizens judged incapable by a court as well as those held in places of confinement upon a court’s sentence. 4. Citizens of the Republic shall have an equal right to serve in public office. The requirements for candidates for public offices shall be conditioned only by the character of the duties of the office and shall be established by law.
Article 34 1. Everyone must observe the Constitution, legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and respect the rights, freedoms, honor, and dignity of other people. 2. Everyone must appreciate the state symbols of the Republic.
Article 35 Payment of legally established taxes, fees, and other obligatory payments shall be a duty and responsibility of everyone.
Article 36 1. Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be a sacred duty and responsibility of its every citizen. 2. Citizens of the Republic shall perform military service according to the procedure and in the forms established by law.
Article 37 Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan must care for the protection of historical and cultural heritage, and preserve monuments of history and culture.
Article 38 Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan must preserve nature and protect natural resources.
See normative resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.05.2007 № 5. Article 39 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication). Article 39 1. Rights and freedoms of an individual and citizen may be limited only by law and only to the extent necessary for the protection of the constitutional system, defense of public order, human rights and freedoms, and the health and morality of the population. 2. Any acts capable of violating inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony shall be recognized as unconstitutional. 3. Restriction of the rights and freedoms of citizens for political reasons shall not be allowed in any form. The rights and freedoms provided for by articles 11, 13-15, paragraph 1 of article 16, article 17, article 19, article 22, paragraph 2 of article 26 of the Constitution, are not subject to limitation in any case.
Article 40 1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the head of the state, holder of the highest office determining the main guidelines of the domestic and foreign policy of the state and representing Kazakhstan within the country and in international relations. 2. The President of the Republic shall be a symbol and guarantor of the unity of the people and state power, the inviolability of the Constitution, the rights and freedoms of person and citizen. 3. The President of the Republic ensures the coordinated functioning of all branches of government and the responsibility of the authorities to the people.
See the resolutions of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 9/2 dated October 9, 1998; № 5 dated August 19, 2005. Article 41 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-I dated October 7, 1998: № 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); № 403-IV dated February 02, 2011 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication); № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication); dated September 17, 2022, № 142-VII (shall come into effect from the date of its first official publication). Article 41 1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be elected in accordance with the constitutional law by adult citizens of the Republic based on universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of seven years. 2. A citizen of the Republic by birth who is at least forty years old, fluent in the state language, has lived in Kazakhstan for the last fifteen years and has a higher education, may be elected President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The constitutional law may establish additional requirements for candidates for the President of the Republic. 3. Regular elections of the President of the Republic shall be held on the first Sunday of December and shall not coincide with the election of a new Parliament of the Republic. 3-1. Extraordinary presidential elections shall be assigned by the decision of the President of the Republic and shall be held in accordance with the procedure and terms established by the Constitutional Law. 4. Excluded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-I dated October 7, 1998 5. A candidate who receives more than fifty percent of the votes cast by voters who have taken part in the voting shall be considered elected. In the event that none of the candidates receives the specified number of votes, a second vote shall be taken, in which two candidates who receive the largest number of votes participate. A candidate is considered to be elected if he receives a greater number of votes of the voters who took part in the voting.
Article 42, as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-I dated October 7, 1998; № 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022); dated September 17, 2022 № 142-VII (shall come into effect from the date of its first official publication). Article 42 1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall take office from the moment of swearing to the people the following oath: «I solemnly swear that I will faithfully serve the people of Kazakhstan, strictly observe the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens and honestly perform the high duties of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan entrusted to me.» 2. The oath is taken on the second Wednesday of January in a solemn atmosphere in the presence of members of Parliament, judges of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, as well as ex-Presidents of the Republic. In the case provided for by Article 48 of the Constitution, the person who has assumed the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall take the oath within one month from the date of assuming the powers of the President of the Republic. 3. The powers of the President of the Republic shall terminate from the moment the newly -elected President of the Republic takes office as well as in the case of early discharge from office, resignation or death. All former Presidents of the Republic, except those who were discharged from office, shall have the title of ex-President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 4. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-I dated October 7, 1998. 5. The same person may not be elected as the President of the Republic more than once.
Article 43 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022). Article 43 1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not have the right to be a deputy of a representative body, occupy other paid positions nor engage in entrepreneurial activity. 2. Excluded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 254-III dated May 21, 2007. 3. For the period of exercising his powers, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not be a member of a political party. 4. Close relatives of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan are not entitled to hold positions of political civil servants, heads of subjects of the quasi-public sector.
See the resolutions of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 10/2 dated June 30, 1999; № 15/2 dated July 03, 2000, № 14/2 dated November 12, 2001; № 3 dated October 18, 2010. Article 44 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-I dated October 7, 1998; № 254-III dated 21.05.2007 (shall be applied from the date of its official publication); № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022). Article 44 The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall: 1) annually address the people of Kazakhstan with a message on the state of the country and the main guidelines of the domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 2) appoint regular and special elections to the Parliament of the Republic and its Chambers; convene the first session of Parliament and take the oath of its deputies to the people of Kazakhstan; convene an extraordinary session of Parliament; sign the law submitted by the Senate of Parliament within one month, promulgate the law or returns the law or some of its articles for further discussion and voting; Note. By the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 Subparagraph 2) is amended (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023): 2) calls regular and extraordinary elections to the Parliament of the Republic and its Chambers; convenes the first session of the Parliament and takes the oath of its deputies to the people of Kazakhstan; convenes an extraordinary session of the Parliament; signs the law submitted by the Parliament within one month, promulgates the law or returns the law or its individual articles for re-discussion and voting; 3) after consultations with the factions of political parties represented in the Mazhilis of the Parliament, recommends the candidacy of the Prime Minister of the Republic to the Mazhilis for approval; with the consent of the Mazhilis of the Parliament appoints the Prime Minister of the Republic; dismisses the Prime Minister of the Republic; on the recommendation of the Prime Minister determines the structure of the Government; on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, made after consultations with the Mazhilis of the Parliament, appoints members of the Government; independently appoints ministers of foreign affairs, defense, internal affairs; dismisses members of the Government from office; takes the oath of the members of the Government; if necessary, presides over meetings of the Government on particularly important issues; 4) with the consent of the Senate of the Parliament, appoints the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, the Chairman of the National Bank, the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, the Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan; relieves them of their posts; 5) create, abolish and reorganize national bodies that are directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic, 6) appoint and recall the heads of diplomatic representative offices of the Republic; 7) appoints the Chairman and two members of the Central Electoral Commission, the Chairman and two members of the Supreme Audit Chamber for a term of five years; Note. In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 until the formation of the Supreme Audit Chamber, the Chairman and members of the Accounts Committee for Control over the Execution of the Republican Budget retain their powers. 8) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication). 9) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication). 10) adopt a resolution on the conduct of the national referendum; 10-1) send an appeal to the Constitutional Council on consideration of an enacted law or other legal act on compliance with the Constitution of the Republic in the interests of protecting the rights and freedoms of person and citizen, ensuring national security, sovereignty and integrity of the state, on giving an opinion in the case provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 91 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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