The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Президенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Prezidentı; russian: Президент Республики Казахстан, Prezident Respubliki Kazakhstan) is the
head of state
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of the
Republic of Kazakhstan and the
commander-in-chief of the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The president is the holder of the highest office within the
Republic of Kazakhstan. The powers of this position are described in a special section of the
Constitution of Kazakhstan.
The position was established on 16 December 1991, after independence of the country. The current president is
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. He became acting president on 20 March 2019 due to the resignation of
Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Symbols
The president of Kazakhstan's decorations include a breast mark and a
presidential standard. Unlike Presidents of most countries, they also have a military rank insignia.
Presidential standard
The standard of the president of Kazakhstan is similar to the national flag in that it is rectangular in shape with a ratio of 1:2. In the center of the standard is the
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. It is bordered on three sides with golden fringe.
The current presidential standard has been in service as recently as 2012. The former standard, which was used from 1995 to 2012, was a light blue rectangle there with a golden circle in which the figure of the young Kazakh leader
Sakas riding a
snow leopard.
Altyn Qyran Order
The
Order of the Golden Eagle ( kk, Алтын Қыран ордені or Altyn Qyran Order) is the highest civilian award that can be awarded by the president of Kazakhstan. Its purpose is to recognize outstanding service to the country by Kazakh and foreign citizens. As
head of state
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, the president is ''de facto'' Commander special class of the Order of Altyn Kyran.
President in the Constitution
Item 5 of Article 42 of the Constitution determines that no one can be elected president more than two terms in a row, before
2022 constitutional amendments it also stated that "''The present restriction shall not extend on the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.''"
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Article 46 says that the president's "honor and dignity shall be inviolable" and that their expenses shall be paid by the state. Item 4 of the article outlines the special status and authority of the first president, and refers to a special constitutional act for definitions.
According to this act, the first president possesses total, absolute and termless immunity for all actions they perform while in office, and that they remain a government official until their death. They also retains the ability to speak to the people of Kazakhstan, keeps guards, communication, transport, and state support of their activity, and that their official apartment and summer residence became their property with official maintenance. They are also provided with medical care, sanatorium, pensions and insurance.
On April 26, 2015, Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected for his 5th presidential term.
The official ceremony of the inauguration took place at the Palace of Independence in Astana on April 29.
[ At the inauguration ceremony the re-elected president assured the nation that he would continue the 5 institutional reforms that he had offered earlier, which would contribute to the consistent growth and development of the country.][
On January 25, 2017, President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid the groundwork for reforms to the constitution that would redistribute executive powers to the parliament and ministries for the purpose of more open and efficient governance.]
Presidential Administration
The Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Президентінің Әкімшілігі/ Russian: Администрация Президента Республики Казахстан) reports directly to the president and aids him/her in their everyday dates. It was established in accordance of Presidential Decree No. 2565 on October 20, 1995. It is currently based at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in the capital city of Astana. Prior to that, it was based in Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of ...
.
Latest election
Prior to the 2011 election, President Nazarbayev wrote an op-ed for ''The Washington Post
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'' titled "Kazakhstan’s steady progress toward democracy".
Kazakhstan's fifth presidential election was held on April 26, 2015. Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected with 97.7% of the vote. A total of 858 observers from 19 countries were present at the polling stations during the election. According to Joseph Misfud, member of the election observation mission from Great Britain
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and head of the Diplomatic Academy of London
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, "the elections met all the EU standards".
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and other international monitors criticised the election as unfair, with issues noted including the closure of media outlets critical of the government and the jailing of opposition activists. OSCE spokesperson Cornelia Jonker criticised the lack of a "genuine choice" for voters and also argued that there were "significant restrictions to the freedom of expression."
Kazakhstan's sixth presidential election was held on June 9, 2019. It was the first election since the resignation of the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
List of presidents of Kazakhstan
Rank by time in office
See also
* Vice President of Kazakhstan
* Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh Cyrillic: Қазақстан Республикасының Премьер-Министрі, Kazakh Latin: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Premier-Ministrı, ; russian: Премьер-Министр Респ ...
* Kazakh presidential inauguration
Notes
References
External links
Official website of Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev Biography
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