Constitution of Kazakhstan
The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Konstitutsiasy, Russian: Конституция Казахстана, romanized: Konstitutsiya Kazakhstana) is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by referendum on 30 August 1995. This date has since been adopted as the "Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
| Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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Copy of the text of the Kazakh Constitution | |
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| Original title | Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Konstitutsiasy Конституция Казахстана (Russian) |
| Jurisdiction | Kazakhstan |
| Ratified | August 30, 1995 |
| Date effective | August 30, 1995 |
| System | Unitary presidential republic |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | Three |
| Head of state | President |
| Chambers | Bicameral (Parliament: Senate, Mazhilis) |
| Executive | President and Ministers |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| Electoral college | No |
| History | |
| Amendments | 4 |
| Last amended | June 5, 2022 and September 2022 |
| Location | Astana |
| Signatories | Constitutional referendum by the citizens of Kazakhstan |
| Supersedes | 1993 Constitution of Kazakhstan |
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Kazakh language is the official language of the state, while Article 7, section 2 states that the "Russian language shall be officially used on equal grounds".
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