Kazakh Kurultai Approves Bektenev as PM, Elects Dadaibai Speaker
The Kazakh parliament, the Kurultai, approved Olzhas Bektenev's candidacy for prime minister, while also electing Aibek Dadaibai as its new speaker. The vote followed constitutional reforms that replaced the bicameral parliament with a single chamber.
Consensus
- The Kurultai approved Olzhas Bektenev as prime minister.
- Aibek Dadaibai was elected as the new speaker of the Kurultai.
- The approval of Bektenev's candidacy followed a vote by the Kurultai.
- The Kurultai is a single-chamber parliament established under Kazakhstan's new constitution.
- The new constitution came into effect on 1 July.
- The Kurultai session took place on 31 August.
- The vote on Bektenev's candidacy resulted in 137 votes in favor, 7 abstentions, and no absentees.
- The vote on Dadaibai's candidacy resulted in 144 votes in favor, with one spoiled ballot.
- President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated both candidates.
Points of divergence
- The new constitution reinstates the position of vice-president and the People's Council with legislative initiative rights. — vedomosti
- Olzhas Bektenev has been serving as prime minister since February 2024. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Kurultai supported Bektenov's candidacy for the post of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan — Интерфакс
- Kurultai supported Karin's candidacy for the post of Vice President of Kazakhstan — Интерфакс
- Speaker of Kazakhstan's Kurultai elected as leader of the party that won the election — Интерфакс
- Leader of the 'Adilet' Party headed the Parliament of Kazakhstan — Ведомости
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