{"faq_id":"94c40e4d-2381-4db9-abac-a7372d4fe9c9","code":"transition-kurultai-elections","kind":"faq","canonical_slug":"transition-kurultai-elections","section":{"id":43,"code":"post_referendum","slug":"post_referendum","title":"Current Focus"},"lang":"en","question":"When Will Kurultai Elections Be Held","short_answer":"The first Kurultai elections are scheduled for August 23, 2026. On July 1, 2026, after the Constitution entered into force, the President signed the decree calling the elections. The Kurultai is a unicameral body of 145 deputies elected by proportional representation.","blocks":{"answer_html":"<h2>When the Elections Are Scheduled</h2>\n<p>After the Constitution entered into force on <strong>July 1, 2026</strong>, the President signed the decree calling the first Kurultai elections. The voting date is <strong>August 23, 2026</strong>.</p>\n<h2>What the Kurultai Will Be</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>unicameral</strong> supreme representative body.</li>\n<li>It consists of <strong>145 deputies</strong>.</li>\n<li>Its basic model is <strong>proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency</strong>.</li>\n<li>The term of office for deputies is <strong>5 years</strong>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>What Still Needs to Appear</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The exact election date, if it is published separately in an official decree text or the CEC calendar.</li>\n<li>The CEC calendar.</li>\n<li>Practical rules for registration and campaigning.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>What Happens to the Current Parliament</h2>\n<p>Parliament under the 1995 model ceased its powers on July 1, 2026. The new parliamentary architecture will be formed after the Kurultai election, opening of its first session, and start of its work.</p>\n<h2>What Happens After the Elections</h2>\n<p>Once the Kurultai is formed, the way opens for the appointment of the Vice President with its consent and for the next institutional cycle of the new Constitution.</p>\n","facts_html":"<ul>\n<li>The first Kurultai elections are scheduled for August 23, 2026</li>\n<li>On July 1, 2026, the presidential decree calling the elections was signed</li>\n<li>The Kurultai is a unicameral body of 145 deputies</li>\n<li>Its basis is proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency</li>\n<li>Parliament under the 1995 model ceased its powers on July 1, 2026</li>\n</ul>\n","what_not_change_html":"","where_detailed_html":"","misconceptions_html":""},"updated_at":"2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00","article_refs":[{"number":52,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":53,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":54,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":55,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":56,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":57,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":58,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":59,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":60,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":61,"title":"Kurultai"},{"number":62,"title":"Kurultai"}],"entity_links":[{"type":"constitutional_article","number":52,"label":"Article 52","title":"Kurultai","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-52"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":53,"label":"Article 53","title":"Kurultai","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-53"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":54,"label":"Article 54","title":"Kurultai","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-54"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":55,"label":"Article 55","title":"Kurultai","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-55"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":56,"label":"Article 56","title":"Kurultai","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-56"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":57,"label":"Article 57","title":"Kurultai","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-57"}],"source_records":[{"id":"constitution-2026-official","type":"constitution","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","title":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-16","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"},{"id":"kurultai-election-decree","type":"presidential_decree","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001338","title":"Decree calling the Kurultai election for August 23, 2026","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-16","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"},{"id":"election-commission-portal","type":"election_authority","url":"https://www.election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10190","title":"Calendar for the August 23, 2026 Kurultai election","publisher":"Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-16","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"}],"verified_claims":[],"implementation_status":null,"source_schema_records":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Adilet Legal Information System"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"},{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Decree calling the Kurultai election for August 23, 2026","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001338","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Adilet Legal Information System"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"},{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Calendar for the August 23, 2026 Kurultai election","url":"https://www.election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10190","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"}],"source_citation_urls":["https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001338","https://www.election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10190"]}