Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan

We, the united people of Kazakhstan,

strengthening statehood on the ancestral Kazakh land,

preserving the continuity of the thousand-year history of the Great Steppe,

affirming the unitary nature of the State, the inviolability of its borders and territorial integrity,

following the idea of a Just Kazakhstan and the principle of Law and Order,

declaring the strict observance of the rights and freedoms of the individual and the citizen,

relying on the principles of unity and solidarity, interethnic and interfaith harmony,

guided by the values of culture and education, science and innovation,

recognizing the need for the careful treatment of nature,

striving for peace and friendship with all countries,

aware of the high responsibility toward future generations,

adopt this Constitution – the Fundamental Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Section I. Fundamentals of the Constitutional System

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

Section II. Fundamental Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

Article 17

Article 18

Article 19

Article 20

Article 21

Article 22

Article 23

Article 24

Article 25

Article 26

Article 27

Article 28

Article 29

Article 30

Article 31

Article 32

Article 33

Article 34

Article 35

Article 36

Article 37

Article 38

Article 39

Article 40

Article 41

Section III. The President

Article 42

Article 43

Article 44

Article 45

Article 46

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall:

1) address the people of Kazakhstan with messages on the state of the country and the main directions of the domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) with the consent of the Kurultai expressed by a majority vote of the total number of its deputies, appoint the Vice-President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; dismiss the Vice-President from office and determine their powers.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to dissolve the Kurultai in the event of a repeated refusal to give consent to the appointment of the Vice-President, except in the cases provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 62 of the Constitution;

3) call regular and extraordinary elections to the Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan; convene the first session of the Kurultai and administer the oath of its deputies to the people of Kazakhstan; convene an extraordinary session of the Kurultai; sign the law submitted by the Kurultai within one month, promulgate the law, or return the law or individual articles thereof for further discussion and voting;

4) after consultation with the factions of political parties represented in the Kurultai, submit to the Kurultai for consent the candidacy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; with the consent of the Kurultai expressed by a majority vote of the total number of its deputies, appoint the Prime Minister; dismiss the Prime Minister; upon the proposal of the Prime Minister, determine the structure of the Government; upon the proposal of the Prime Minister submitted after consultation with the Kurultai, appoint members of the Government; independently appoint the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Internal Affairs; dismiss members of the Government; administer the oath of members of the Government; preside over meetings of the Government on particularly important matters.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to dissolve the Kurultai in the event of a repeated refusal to give consent to the appointment of the Prime Minister, except in the cases provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 62 of the Constitution;

5) appoint and dismiss the Chair of the Constitutional Court, the Chair of the Supreme Court, the Chair of the National Bank, the Prosecutor General, the Chair of the National Security Committee, the Chair of the Central Election Commission, the Chair of the Supreme Audit Chamber, the Chair of the Supreme Judicial Council, the Head of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

6) create, abolish, and reorganize state bodies directly subordinate and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; appoint and dismiss their heads;

7) appoint and recall heads of diplomatic missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8) with the consent of the Kurultai expressed by a majority vote of the total number of its deputies, appoint ten judges of the Constitutional Court for a term of eight years, six members of the Central Election Commission for a term of five years, and eight members of the Supreme Audit Chamber for a term of five years; dismiss them from office.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to dissolve the Kurultai in the event of a repeated refusal to give consent to the appointment of judges of the Constitutional Court, members of the Central Election Commission, and the Supreme Audit Chamber, except in the cases provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 62 of the Constitution;

9) act as Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan; appoint and dismiss the high command of the Armed Forces;

10) decide on the holding of a republican referendum;

11) in the interests of protecting the rights and freedoms of the individual and citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ensuring national security, sovereignty, and the integrity of the State, apply to the Constitutional Court to review an adopted law or other legal act for its conformity with the Constitution, and to provide an opinion in the case provided for in Article 93 of the Constitution;

12) conduct negotiations and sign international treaties on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan; sign instruments of ratification; receive credentials and letters of recall of heads of diplomatic missions of foreign states accredited to the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as of heads of international organizations;

13) establish state honors and honorary titles;

14) award state honors; confer honorary titles, the highest military and other ranks, class ranks, diplomatic ranks, and qualification classes;

15) decide issues of citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the granting of political asylum;

16) exercise the power of pardon;

17) if the independence and territorial integrity, internal political stability of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the security of its citizens are under immediate threat, which has disrupted the functioning of constitutional bodies of state power, after official consultations with the Prime Minister and the Chair of the Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan, take measures dictated by those circumstances, including the introduction of a state of emergency throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or in certain regions thereof, and the use of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

18) in the event of aggression against the Republic of Kazakhstan or of an imminent external threat to its security, declare martial law throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or in certain regions thereof, declare partial or general mobilization, and immediately inform the Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

19) form the State Security Service subordinate to the President;

20) form the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

21) establish the Security Council and other consultative and advisory bodies, as well as the Supreme Judicial Council;

22) exercise other powers in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 47

Article 48

Article 49

Article 50

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to voluntarily resign by submitting an application to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Constitutional Court shall confirm that the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan has personally and voluntarily submitted the resignation. From the moment the Constitutional Court issues its conclusion, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be considered relieved of office due to voluntary resignation.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan may be prematurely removed from office in the event of permanent incapacity to perform duties due to health reasons. In this case, the Kurultai shall form a commission consisting of deputies and specialists in the relevant medical fields. The decision on premature removal from office shall be adopted at a session of the Kurultai by a majority of not less than three-quarters of the total number of deputies, based on the conclusion of the commission and the conclusion of the Constitutional Court on compliance with the established constitutional procedures.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall bear responsibility for actions performed in the exercise of presidential powers only in the case of high treason and may be removed from office for this by the Kurultai. The initiative to bring charges against the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for committing high treason and to conduct an investigation thereof shall be supported by not less than one-third of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai. A decision on this issue shall be adopted by a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai. The investigation of the charge shall be organized by the Kurultai, and its results shall, by a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, be submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Kurultai. The final decision on this issue shall be adopted at a meeting of the Kurultai by a majority of not less than three-quarters of the total number of deputies, provided there is a conclusion of the Supreme Court on the validity of the charge and a conclusion of the Constitutional Court on compliance with the established constitutional procedures. Failure to adopt a final decision within two months from the moment the charge is brought shall entail recognition that the charge against the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been rejected. Rejection of the charge of high treason against the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at any stage shall entail the early termination of the powers of the deputies of the Kurultai who initiated consideration of this issue.
The question of the removal of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from office shall not be raised during the period in which the President is considering the question of the early termination of the powers of the Kurultai.

Article 51

In the event of early removal from office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan due to voluntary resignation, permanent incapacity to perform duties due to health reasons, removal from office, as well as in the event of the President’s death, the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall pass to the Vice-President; if the Vice-President is unable to assume the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan due to health reasons or other personal circumstances, the powers shall pass to the Chair of the Kurultai; if the Chair of the Kurultai is unable to assume the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the powers shall pass to the Prime Minister. The person who has decided to refuse to assume the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall submit a statement of refusal to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court shall confirm that the person has personally and voluntarily submitted the statement of refusal and shall issue a conclusion. The person who has assumed the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall resign from the positions of Vice-President, Chair of the Kurultai, or Prime Minister, respectively. In this case, vacant state positions shall be filled in accordance with the procedure established by the Constitution.
Within seven days from the date of early removal from office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan due to voluntary resignation, permanent incapacity to perform duties due to health reasons, removal from office, or from the date of the President’s death, the Kurultai shall call the election of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The election shall be held within two months from the date on which the Kurultai adopts the relevant decision.
A person who has assumed the powers of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not have the right to initiate amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan or to dissolve the Kurultai.

Section IV. Kurultai

Article 52

Article 53

Article 54

Article 55

Deputies of the Kurultai shall be obliged to participate in its work. Voting in the Kurultai shall be carried out personally by a deputy. Absence of a deputy from meetings of the Kurultai and its bodies more than three times without valid reason, as well as transfer of the right to vote, shall entail the application of sanctions established by law.
A deputy of the Kurultai shall not have the right to be a deputy of another representative body, to hold any other paid position, except for teaching, scientific, and creative activities, to engage in entrepreneurial activity, or to be a member of a governing body or supervisory board of a commercial organization. Violation of these requirements shall result in termination of the deputy’s mandate.
A deputy of the Kurultai may not, during the term of office, be detained, except in cases of detention at the scene of a crime or commission of grave or especially grave crimes, held in custody, subjected to compulsory appearance, subjected to administrative penalties imposed by a court, or brought to criminal liability without the consent of the Kurultai.
The powers of a deputy of the Kurultai shall cease in the event of resignation, death, declaration by a final court decision as legally incapacitated, deceased, or missing, and in other cases provided for by the Constitution and constitutional law.
A deputy of the Kurultai shall be deprived of their mandate in the following cases:
1) departure for permanent residence outside the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) entry into legal force of a conviction pronounced against the deputy by a court;
3) termination of citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) withdrawal or expulsion of the deputy from the political party from which the deputy was elected;
5) termination of the activities of the political party from which the deputy was elected.
The powers of deputies of the Kurultai shall be terminated in the event of dissolution of the Kurultai.
Preparation of issues related to the application of sanctions to deputies, compliance with the requirements of paragraph 2 of this Article and the rules of deputy ethics, as well as termination of deputies’ powers, deprivation of their mandate and immunity, shall be entrusted to the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 56

The Kurultai shall:

1) adopt constitutional law and laws;

2) conduct repeated discussion and voting on laws or articles of a law to which the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan has objected, within one month from the date the objections are submitted. Failure to observe this deadline shall constitute acceptance of the President’s objections. If the Kurultai, by a majority of three-quarters of the total number of deputies with respect to constitutional laws or articles of a constitutional law, and by a majority of two-thirds of the total number of deputies with respect to laws or articles of a law, overrules the objections of the President, the President shall sign the constitutional law or law within one month. If the objections of the President are not overruled, the constitutional law or law shall be deemed not adopted or adopted in the wording proposed by the President;

3) decide issues of war and peace;

4) upon the proposal of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, decide on the use of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan to fulfill international obligations for the maintenance of peace and security;

5) call the election of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

6) initiate the holding of a national referendum;

7) give consent, by a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the appointment of the Vice-President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8) give consent, by a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the appointment of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

9) give consent, by a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, to the appointment by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of judges of the Constitutional Court, members of the Central Election Commission, and members of the Supreme Audit Chamber;

10) elect and dismiss, upon the proposal of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan and administer their oath;

11) deprive judges of the Constitutional Court and judges of the Supreme Court of immunity;

12) terminate the powers of a deputy of the Kurultai and, upon the submission of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, decide issues concerning deprivation of a deputy of the Kurultai of immunity;

13) express, on the initiative of not less than one-fifth of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai and by a majority vote of the total number of deputies, a vote of no confidence in the Government;

14) hear the annual messages of the Constitutional Court on the state of constitutional legality in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

15) hear twice a year the report of the Chair of the Supreme Audit Chamber;

16) discuss and approve the reports of the Government and of the Supreme Audit Chamber on the execution of the republican budget. Failure to approve the report of the Government on the execution of the republican budget shall mean expression of a vote of no confidence in the Government;

17) hear, on the initiative of not less than one-third of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, reports of members of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on matters of their activities and, based on the results of such hearing and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, adopt a decision to appeal to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the dismissal of a member of the Government in the event of failure to comply with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In such case, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall dismiss the member of the Government;

18) conduct hearings on matters within its competence;

19) adopt its Rules of Procedure and other decisions concerning the organization and internal order of the Kurultai;

20) form coordinating and working bodies of the Kurultai;

21) establish commissions of the Kurultai, elect and dismiss their chairs, and hear reports on the activities of the commissions;

22) exercise other powers assigned to the Kurultai by the Constitution.

Article 57

Article 58

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Article 60

1. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputies of the Kurultai, and the Government shall have the right of legislative initiative, which shall be exercised exclusively in the Kurultai.

2. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right to determine the priority for consideration of bills. In such case, the bill shall be adopted as a matter of urgency within two months.

3. The Kurultai shall have the right to adopt laws regulating the most important public relations and establishing fundamental principles and norms relating to:

1) the legal capacity of individuals and legal entities, civil rights and freedoms, duties and liability of individuals and legal entities;

2) the system of ownership and other property rights;

3) the fundamentals of the organization and activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies, as well as public and military service;

4) taxation, the establishment or abolition of fees and other mandatory payments;

5) the republican budget, issues of state loans, and the provision by the Republic of Kazakhstan of economic and other assistance;

6) issues of the judicial system and judicial proceedings;

7) issues of amnesty;

8) education, science, culture, health care and social security;

9) privatization of enterprises and their property;

10) environmental protection;

11) the administrative and territorial structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

12) ensuring the defense and security of the State;

13) the state symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

14) ratification and denunciation of international treaties;

15) state awards and honorary titles;

16) other issues in accordance with the Constitution.

4. Bills introduced by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to respond immediately to circumstances threatening the life and health of the population, the constitutional order, public order, or the economic security of the country shall be considered by the Kurultai without delay.

In cases where bills are submitted to the Kurultai in accordance with the first paragraph of this clause, the Government of the Republic shall have the right to issue, on its own authority, temporary normative legal acts having the force of law on the matters specified therein. Such acts shall remain in force until the relevant laws adopted by the Kurultai enter into force or until the Kurultai rejects the bills.

5. A law adopted by the Kurultai shall be submitted to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for signature within ten days.

The Kurultai shall have the right to reject a bill in its entirety by a majority vote of the total number of its deputies. A rejected bill shall be deemed not adopted and shall be returned to the initiator.

6. Bills providing for a decrease in state revenues or an increase in state expenditures may be submitted only upon a positive conclusion of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Such a conclusion shall not be required in the case of bills considered by the Kurultai on the legislative initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

7. If a bill submitted by the Government is not adopted, the Prime Minister shall have the right to raise the issue of confidence in the Government at a session of the Kurultai. A vote on this issue shall be held no earlier than forty-eight hours after the motion has been introduced. If the motion of confidence is not supported by a majority of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, the bill shall be deemed adopted without a vote. However, the Government may not exercise this right more than twice in one year.

Article 61

Article 62

Section V. Government

Article 63

Article 64

Article 65

Article 66

Article 67

Article 68

Article 69

Section VI. Kazakhstan Halyk Kenesi

Section VII. The Constitutional Court

Article 72

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be an independent state body exercising constitutional review and ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan throughout the entire territory of the country.
The Constitutional Court shall consist of a Chairperson and ten judges. The term of their office shall be eight years.
The same person may not be appointed as a judge of the Constitutional Court more than once in accordance with the Constitution.
The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court shall be appointed to office by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and shall simultaneously serve as a judge of the Constitutional Court for the term of office.
The same person may not be appointed as Chairperson of the Constitutional Court more than once in accordance with the Constitution.
Judges of the Constitutional Court shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the consent of the Kurultai expressed by a majority vote of the total number of its deputies.
The Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Court shall be appointed to office by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon the proposal of the Chairperson of the Constitutional Court from among the judges of the Constitutional Court.
The office of a judge of the Constitutional Court shall be incompatible with a deputy mandate, holding other paid positions, except for teaching, scientific, or creative activities, engaging in entrepreneurial activity, or membership in a governing body or supervisory board of a commercial organization.
The Chairperson and judges of the Constitutional Court, during their term of office, may not be detained, except in cases of detention at the scene of a crime or commission of grave or especially grave crimes, held in custody, subjected to compulsory appearance, subjected to an administrative penalty imposed by a court, or brought to criminal liability without the consent of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan or of the Kurultai, respectively.
The organization and activities of the Constitutional Court shall be regulated by constitutional law.

Article 73

The Constitutional Court, upon application by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Chairperson of the Kurultai, not less than one fifth of the total number of deputies of the Kurultai, or the Prime Minister:
1) shall decide, in the event of a dispute, on the correctness of the conduct of the election of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputies of the Kurultai, and of a national referendum;
2) shall consider, prior to signing by the President, laws adopted by the Kurultai for their compliance with the Constitution;
3) shall consider resolutions adopted by the Kurultai for their compliance with the Constitution;
4) shall consider international treaties prior to ratification for their compliance with the Constitution;
5) shall consider the execution of decisions of international organizations and their bodies for their compliance with the Constitution;
6) shall give official interpretation of the norms of the Constitution;
7) shall give conclusions in cases provided for by paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 50 of the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court shall consider applications of the President in cases provided for by subparagraph 11) of Article 46 of the Constitution, as well as applications of courts in cases provided for by Article 79 of the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court, upon applications of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, shall review normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan that directly affect their constitutional rights and freedoms for compliance with the Constitution.
The procedure and conditions for applications by citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Constitutional Court shall be determined by constitutional law.
The Constitutional Court, upon application of the Prosecutor General, shall consider issues specified in subparagraphs 4), 5), and 6) of paragraph 1 of this Article, as well as normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan for compliance with the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court, upon application of the Commissioner for Human Rights, shall consider normative legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan affecting constitutional rights and freedoms of individuals and citizens for compliance with the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court shall give conclusions in cases provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 50 and paragraph 1 of Article 51 of the Constitution.

Article 74

Article 75

Section VIII. Justice. The Prosecutor’s Office. Human Rights Protection Mechanisms

Article 76

Article 77

Article 78

Article 79

Article 80

Article 81

Article 82

Article 83

Article 84

Article 85

Article 86

Section IX. Local State Administration and Self-Government

Article 87

Article 88

Article 89

Local executive bodies shall form part of a unified system of executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan and shall ensure the implementation of national executive policy in combination with the interests and development needs of the respective territory.
The competence of local executive bodies shall include:
1) development of plans and economic and social development programs of the territory, the local budget, and ensuring their execution;
2) management of municipal property;
3) appointment to and dismissal from office of heads of local executive bodies, and resolution of other matters related to the organization of the work of local executive bodies;
4) exercise, in the interests of local state administration, of other powers assigned to local executive bodies by law.
A local executive body shall be headed by the akim of the respective administrative-territorial unit, who shall be a representative of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Akims of the capital, regions, and cities of republican significance shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the consent of the deputies of the maslikhat of the capital, maslikhats located within the region, or the maslikhat of the city of republican significance, respectively.
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall propose no fewer than two candidates, on whom voting shall be conducted. A candidate who receives a majority of the votes of the maslikhat deputies participating in the vote shall be deemed to have received consent.
Akims of other administrative-territorial units shall be appointed or elected to office, and dismissed from office, in the manner determined by law. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall have the right, at their discretion, to dismiss akims of the capital, regions, and cities of republican significance.
At the initiative of not less than one fifth of the total number of maslikhat deputies, a question of expressing a vote of no confidence in an akim may be raised. In such case, the maslikhat, by a majority of the total number of its deputies, shall have the right to express no confidence in the akim and submit a proposal for their dismissal to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with respect to akims of the capital, regions, and cities of republican significance, or to a higher-ranking akim with respect to akims of other administrative-territorial units. The powers of akims of the capital, regions, and cities of republican significance shall terminate upon the assumption of office by a newly elected President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The competence of local executive bodies, as well as the procedure for their organization and activity, shall be established by law.

Article 90

Article 91

Section X. Amendments and Additions to the Constitution

Section XI. Final and Transitional Provisions

Article 94

Article 95

The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan formed in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 August 1995 shall terminate its powers as of 1 July 2026.
Elections to the Kurultai shall be announced by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan within one month and held within two months from the date of entry into force of the Constitution.
Within two months from the opening of the first session of the first convocation of the Kurultai, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall appoint the Vice-President with the consent of the Kurultai.
The Chairperson and judges of the Constitutional Court shall be appointed within two months from the opening of the first session of the first convocation of the Kurultai.
Until the formation of the new composition of the Constitutional Court, the Chairperson and judges of the Constitutional Court appointed in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 August 1995 shall retain their powers.
The Chairpersons and members of the Central Election Commission and the Supreme Audit Chamber shall be appointed within two months from the opening of the first session of the first convocation of the Kurultai. Until the formation of the new compositions of the Central Election Commission and the Supreme Audit Chamber, the Chairpersons and members of the Central Election Commission and the Supreme Audit Chamber appointed in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 August 1995 shall retain their powers.
The Chairperson of the Supreme Court, the Chairperson of the National Bank, the Prosecutor General, the Chairperson of the National Security Committee, the Chairperson of the Supreme Judicial Council, and the Commissioner for Human Rights shall be appointed within two months from the date of entry into force of the Constitution.
Judges of the Supreme Court, local and other courts, deputies of maslikhats, and other officials elected or appointed in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 August 1995 shall retain their powers until their termination on the grounds provided for by the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 96