Tokayev Lays out a New Roadmap for Kazakhstan

On January 20, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered a landmark speech at the National Kurultai, a consultative assembly of politicians and selected members of civil society, held in the southern city of Kyzylorda.

Tokayev spoke for over an hour on a wide range of issues, from the importance of marriage to the future establishment of the figure of vice-president.

Here is a run down of his main points regarding the country’s institutional architecture.

– As Kazakhstan switches to a unicameral parliament...