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)
