Kazakhstan will hold a snap parliamentary election on 23 August under a decree signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, paving the way for a new constitutional system in the Central Asian state.
Voters will elect a new single-chamber parliament, replacing the country's current bicameral legislature. The election will be the first contested by the newly created Adilet party, which announced in June that it would merge with the ruling Amanat party.
Amanat has effectively been Kazakhstan's ruling party since independence. The Adilet party, which was formed in May, is led by close allies of Tokayev, who is due to remain in office until his term ends in 2029.
Tokayev, who took office in 2019, has been driving a far-reaching overhaul of political life in Central Asia's largest economy, a major minerals and energy exporter with an authoritarian political system.
He first came to power as the handpicked successor to Kazakhstan's founding president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Tokayev broke with his predecessor in 2022, alleging that a wave of nationwide unrest that killed hundreds of people that year was a coup attempt by Nazarbayev loyalists.
Tokayev has since portrayed Nazarbayev's three decades in power as a period of unrestrained corruption and has sought to erode his remaining influence.
The new constitution also creates the post of vice-president, which is expected to be filled after the election.
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