Kazakh voters began casting their ballots on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to introduce a new governance model to the country.
Around 11.7 million registered voters headed to the polls to decide whether or not to approve the amendments and additions to the Central Asian nation's Constitution.
This is the second constitutional reform being voted on in the country's 27-year history.
A third of the current Constitution, which was accepted by popular vote on Aug. 30, 1995, will be changed if a "yes" vote wins.
The reform, promoted by Tokayev on March 16, intends to introduce a new governance model to the country and initiate a new era also known as "New Kazakhstan" or the second republic.
