By Nariman Gizitdinov | Updated on Jun 12, 2026 at 03:10 PM
Kazakhstan’s ruling Amanat party proposed to merge with a newly-formed grouping as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev continues to remodel the political system in Central Asia’s largest oil producer.
Amanat deputies at their congress in Astana backed the plan to join the new Adilet party, state-owned Kazinform reported on Friday.
“Today, the country needs not new dividing lines, but new points of connection,” Amanat Chairman Yerlan Koshanov said, according to Kazinform. “At this crucial moment, we must unite and combine our resources with this new one.”
Adilet, which means Justice, was formed last month and is due to hold its party congress on Sunday. It’s led by one of Tokayev’s former top aides with backing from business leaders who gained influence during his presidency.
Tokayev is due to step down in 2029 after initiating a referendum that limited the presidency to a single seven-year term following deadly 2022 riots that he called an attempted coup. He secured re-election in an early ballot under the new system.
Tokayev then changed the constitution in another plebiscite this year, replacing the bicameral parliament with a single chamber and creating the post of vice president to succeed the head of state in the event of an early departure. Elections to the new legislature are scheduled for August.
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“These are all preparations for a transition of power,” said Dosym Satpayev, head of the Risk Assessment Group consultancy in Almaty. “It’s firstly a consolidation of Tokayev’s personal power through an even more manageable party, whose personnel will be more obliged to him.”