Kazakhstan to vote on constitution overhaul

Kazakhs will cast ballots on Sunday in a constitutional referendum that authorities brand as democratising — though several proposed amendments appear to strengthen presidential powers in Central Asia’s richest country. The vote on changing around 80 percent of the country’s basic law is pushed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who seeks to balance the resource-rich former […] The post Kazakhstan to vote on constitution overhaul appeared first on Digital Journal.