{"id":"constitution-my:peoples-council:en","type":"webpage","title":"What the Kazakhstan People’s Council Is","abstract":"The Kazakhstan People’s Council is the highest constitutional consultative body representing the interests of the people. It has 126 members, with 42 drawn from each of three groups – ethnocultural associations, public and other non-profit organisations, and maslikhats and public councils. It may issue recommendations, introduce bills in the Kurultai, and initiate a nationwide vote.","author":[{"literal":"Constitution.my editorial team"}],"publisher":"Constitution.my","URL":"https://constitution.my/p/peoples-council?lang=en","language":"en","issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,16]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,28]]},"version":"2026-07-16","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","custom":{"schema_version":"1.0","is_official_legal_source":false,"publisher_url":"https://constitution.my","date_modified":"2026-07-16","article_references":[{"number":70,"title":"People's Council","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-70"},{"number":71,"title":"People's Council","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-71"}],"official_sources":[{"id":"constitution-2026-official","title":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"halyk-council-law-2026","title":"Constitutional Law on the Kazakhstan People's Council","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/Z2600000298","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"halyk-council-secretariat-decree","title":"Decree establishing the Secretariat of the Kazakhstan People's Council","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001343","checked_at":"2026-07-16"}]}}