Kazakhstan Profil Gouvernement

Capitale	nom: Nur-Sultan coordonnées géographiques: 51 10 N, 71 25 E différence de temps: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note 1: Kazakhstan has two time zones note 2: on 20 March 2019, Kazakhstan changed the name of its capital city from Astana to Nur-Sultan in honor of its long-serving, recently retired president, Nursultan NAZARBAYEV; this was not the first time the city had its name changed; founded in 1830 as Akmoly, it became Akmolinsk in 1832, Tselinograd in 1961, Akmola (Aqmola) in 1992, and Astana in 1998
Fête de l'Indépendance	16 Decembre 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Fête nationale	Jour De l'Indépendance, 16 Decembre (1991)
Constitution	history: previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence), 1993; latest approved by referendum 30 Aoüt 1995, effective 5 Septembre 1995 amendments: introduced by a referendum initiated by the president of the republic, on the recommendation of Parliament, or by the government; the president has the option of submitting draft amendments to Parliament or directly to a referendum; passage of amendments by Parliament requires four-fifths majority vote of both houses and the signature of the president; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote by more than one half of the voters in at least two thirds of the oblasts, major cities, and the capital, followed by the signature of the president; amended several times, last in 2019 (2019)
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur	18 ans; universal
Pouvoir exécutif	chef d'état (Président): Président Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV (depuis 20 March 2019); note - Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, who was president depuis 24 April 1990 (and in power depuis 22 June 1989 under the Soviet period), resigned on 20 March 2019; NAZARBAYEV retained the title and powers of "First Président"; TOKAYEV completed NAZARBAYEV's term, which was shortened due to the early election of 9 June 2019, and then continued as president following his election victory chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Askar MAMIN (depuis 25 February 2019); First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan SMAILOV (depuis 25 February 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Zhenis KASSYMBEK and Gulshara ABDYKALIKOVA (depuis 25 February 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 9 June 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis election results: Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV elected president; percent of vote - Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV (Nur Otan) 71%, Amirzhan KOSANOV (Ult Tagdyry) 16.2%, Daniya YESPAYEVA (Ak Zhol) 5.1%, other 7.7%

Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019