Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum

Kazakh voters in a referendum on Sunday approved a new constitution that may provide President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with a loophole allowing ​him to stay in power in the Central Asian energy and minerals giant beyond ‌2029, exit polls showed. Two exit polls said around 87% of voters had backed the new constitution. Turnout stood at 73%, the electoral commission earlier said. The new constitution streamlines the country's parliament, and recreates the office of vice president, which was abolished in 1996. It gives ​the president the right to appoint the vice president, as well as a host of ​other key officials.
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