Kazakhstan is expected to pass amendments to its constitution following a referendum on Sunday, according to the exit polls.
A government telegram channel said that three exit polls showed constitutional changes passing with over 74% of voters in support.
The drive for a “New Kazakhstan” in the wake of the violence has come from the man that former President Nursultan Nazarbayev hand-picked as his successor in 2019, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Tokayev, 69, describes the snap referendum as a shift from a “super-presidential” rule that will strengthen parliament.
But the absence of special privileges for 81-year-old Nazarbayev is the most eye-catching change to the constitution.
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