Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (since 12 June 2019)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Olzhas BEKTENOV (since 6 February 2024)
• Assembly: a bicameral parliament consisting of a 50-seat Senate (Сенаты) and a 98-seat lower chamber known as the Mazhilis (Мәжіліс)

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote and may serve only one 7-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Mazhilis.
• In the Senate, 40 members are indirectly elected by regional (oblystar / облыстар) assemblies via two-round majority vote.  An additional 10 members are appointed by the president, including 5 who are nominated by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (Қазақстан халқы ассамблеясы)—an advisory body consisting of ethnic minorities.  All members serve 6-year terms, and half of the seats are contested every 3 years.
• In the Mazhilis, 98 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote. 69 members are elected from closed lists in a single, nationwide constituency, and 29 members are elected in single-seat constituencies.  All members serve 5-year terms.