{"faq_id":"9e700fea-0544-4d15-95fa-9b19e53654a7","code":"transition-new-institutions","kind":"faq","canonical_slug":"transition-new-institutions","section":{"id":43,"code":"post_referendum","slug":"post_referendum","title":"Current Focus"},"lang":"en","question":"Which New Institutions Come Next","short_answer":"The reform follows different timelines: the Vice President comes after the Kurultai is formed, the People's Council is expected as the next public stage, while the citizen application mechanism at the Constitutional Court has operated since 2023.","blocks":{"answer_html":"<h2>Two New Institutions and One Existing Mechanism</h2>\n<h3>1. Vice President</h3>\n<p>This is a new institution of continuity and coordination in the executive branch. The Vice President is appointed by the President <strong>with the consent of the Kurultai</strong>, so the practical launch depends on when the new parliament is formed.</p>\n<h3>2. Kazakhstan People's Council</h3>\n<p>This is a constitutional consultative and advisory body under the President. Its law has been in force since July 1 and its <strong>Secretariat was created on July 2, 2026</strong>. No separate official date for approving the membership or holding the first session has yet been published.</p>\n<h3>3. Constitutional Court: the Mechanism Has Operated Since 2023</h3>\n<p>The Constitutional Court has operated since <strong>January 1, 2023</strong> and has accepted citizen applications concerning regulatory legal acts that directly affect constitutional rights and freedoms. The 2026 Constitution and updated law preserve and clarify this mechanism; they did not create it for the first time.</p>\n<h2>Why It Matters Not to Merge These Timelines</h2>\n<p>Not every element of the reform starts on the same day. Citizen access to the Constitutional Court has existed since 2023, while the Vice President and part of the parliamentary mechanisms depend on the formation of the Kurultai.</p>\n","facts_html":"<ul>\n<li>The Constitutional Court has considered citizen applications since January 1, 2023</li>\n<li>The Vice President is appointed by the President with the consent of the Kurultai</li>\n<li>The Secretariat of the Kazakhstan People's Council was created on July 2; no first-session date has yet been published</li>\n<li>The new institutions launch on different timelines rather than all at once</li>\n<li>The formation of the Kurultai remains the key intermediate stage</li>\n</ul>\n","what_not_change_html":"","where_detailed_html":"","misconceptions_html":""},"updated_at":"2026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00","article_refs":[{"number":49,"title":"Vice President"},{"number":70,"title":"People's Council"},{"number":71,"title":"People's Council"},{"number":72,"title":"Constitutional Court"}],"entity_links":[{"type":"constitutional_article","number":49,"label":"Article 49","title":"Vice President","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-49"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":70,"label":"Article 70","title":"People's Council","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-70"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":71,"label":"Article 71","title":"People's Council","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-71"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":72,"label":"Article 72","title":"Constitutional Court","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-72"}],"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":"constitutional-court-law","type":"constitutional_law","url":"https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ksrk/documents/details/395513?lang=ru","title":"Constitutional Law on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-16","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"},{"id":"halyk-council-law-2026","type":"constitutional_law","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/Z2600000298","title":"Constitutional Law on the Kazakhstan People's Council","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-16","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"},{"id":"halyk-council-secretariat-decree","type":"presidential_decree","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001343","title":"Decree establishing the Secretariat of the Kazakhstan People's Council","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":[{"id":"constitutional-court-citizen-access","statement":"Citizens have been able to apply to the Constitutional Court since 1 January 2023; 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