2023 Kazakh government formation
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| Date | 29–30 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Type | Government formation |
| Cause | 2023 Kazakh legislative election |
| Participants | Älihan Smaiylov Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Erlan Qoşanov |
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Following the 2023 Kazakh legislative election, a process of government formation took place in Kazakhstan as incumbent prime minister Älihan Smaiylov alongside his cabinet resigned from the position on 29 March 2023 to serve briefly as acting minister before a new government was appointed.[1][2]
On 30 March 2023, the ruling Amanat party endorsed Smaiylov's candidacy for PM with majority of the lower chamber Mäjilis MPs voting for his nomination.[3][4] Upon the parliamentary vote, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev officially reappointed Smaiylov as the PM, leading for the formation of the Second Smaiylov Government.[5][6][7]
Under the 2017 amendment adopted during Nursultan Nazarbayev's presidency, Article 67(4) of the Constitution of Kazakhstan obliges the Prime Minister and his cabinet to resign before the newly elected Mäjilis convenes.[8]
During the 2023 Kazakh legislative election, incumbent prime minister Älihan Smaiylov, who has headed the 12th government of Kazakhstan since January 2022, announced on 19 March 2023 that the entire cabinet would resign after the vote stating, "We are going to resign and will stay in office until the new cabinet is formed. It’s up to the president and the new parliament who is going to be the new prime minister. Of course, my colleagues and I are ready for any scenario."[9]