http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/f325271833540c3c https://verfassungsblog.de/kazakhstan-constitution/ New Old Kazakhstan - Assessing Kazakhstan’s Proposed Constitutional Changes Durdiyeva, Selbi eng 2026-03-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Authoritarianism Central Asia Constitutional referendum Kasachstan Kazakhstan Presidential Powers constitutional amendment Kasachstan Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 15th March 2026, Kazakhstan will hold a nationwide referendum in which voters will decide whether to adopt a new Constitution proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The proposed Constitution marks a significant departure from the current 1995 one: amendments affect 77 articles, or over 80% of the current Constitution. The official reason for the amendments is to move away from consolidated presidential governance; however, the proposed Constitution might have the opposite effect.