In Kazakhstan, president proposes shift to unicameral parliament

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday suggested establishing a unicameral parliament in the “foreseeable future.” Delivering his annual address to the nation in Astana, Tokayev said the reform would bring a “serious positive impact” on the country’s socio-economic development, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu. Tokayev described the Senate, the upper house of parliament established in 1995, as having been created under “rather difficult, unstable political conditions,” but served effectively in its mission of “ensuring the stability of state building.” The president said he had the opportunity to head the Senate for 10 years, but “despite this, I will nevertheless make a proposal today to create a unicameral parliament in our country in the foreseeable future.”
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