{"faq_id":"7321121e-6e25-42b4-9636-d05fb78b11a7","code":"kurultai-election-2026","kind":"faq","canonical_slug":"kurultai-election-2026","section":{"id":43,"code":"post_referendum","slug":"post_referendum","title":"Current Focus"},"lang":"en","question":"What We Already Know About the 2026 Kurultai Elections","short_answer":"On July 1, 2026, after the Constitution entered into force, the President signed the decree calling the first Kurultai elections. The Kurultai deputy elections are scheduled for August 23, 2026; it is already known that the Kurultai will be a unicameral body of 145 deputies elected by proportional representation.","blocks":{"answer_html":"<h2>In Brief</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Constitution entered into force on <strong>July 1, 2026</strong>.</li>\n<li>On <strong>July 1, 2026</strong>, the <strong>presidential decree</strong> calling the first Kurultai elections was signed.</li>\n<li>The voting date is <strong>August 23, 2026</strong>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>What Is Already Known about the Kurultai</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>unicameral</strong> supreme representative body.</li>\n<li>It will consist of <strong>145 deputies</strong>.</li>\n<li>Its basis is <strong>proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency</strong>.</li>\n<li>Deputies will serve <strong>5-year</strong> terms.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Current Campaign Stage</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nomination closed on <strong>July 13</strong> with lists submitted by <strong>seven political parties</strong>.</li>\n<li>Party-list registration continues until <strong>18:00 on July 23</strong>.</li>\n<li>Campaigning starts after 18:00 on July 23 and ends at 00:00 on August 22.</li>\n<li>Voters can check the electoral register from <strong>August 7</strong>; absentee certificates are issued from August 7 until 18:00 on August 22.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Timeline</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 15, 2026</strong> – referendum on the new Constitution</li>\n<li><strong>June 5, 2026</strong> – laws on the President, the Kurultai, and the Kazakhstan People's Council are signed</li>\n<li><strong>July 1, 2026</strong> – Constitution entered into force</li>\n<li><strong>August 23, 2026</strong> – Kurultai deputy elections</li>\n<li><strong>August 7, 2026</strong> – voter-list inspection begins</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Why This Matters</h2>\n<p>This page separates facts that are already fixed from the next procedures of the election campaign. 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