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REVEALED: Kazakhstan holds referendum to amend constitution | Vintage Vibes

The constitutional referendum is the second in Kazakhstan's history [Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters]

Polling stations have closed in Kazakhstan for a referendum to overhaul the constitution, as the Central Asian nation’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev aims to reform the political system after the three-decade rule of founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The constitutional reform is part of a drive for a “New Kazakhstan” spearheaded by Tokayev, who was hand-picked by Nazarbayev to replace him as president in 2019.

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