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Kazakhstan to hold constitutional reform referendum on June 5 – Metro US

Kazakhstan to hold constitutional reform referendum on June 5

FILE PHOTO: Kazakh President Tokayev attends a festival marking holiday
FILE PHOTO: Kazakh President Tokayev attends a festival marking holiday Nauryz in Almaty

ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan will hold a referendum on constitutional amendments on June 5, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday.

After sidelining his predecessor and former patron Nursultan Nazarbayev amid violent unrest in January, Tokayev has proposed a broad constitutional reform that would strengthen the parliament’s powers.

(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Toby Chopra)