ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev used Kazakhstan's Republic Day address to declare that the 2022 constitutional referendum had "completely renewed the system of state power," while ordering a review of social benefits he described as wasteful, according to reports from Kursiv.media. Speaking at a ceremonial event Thursday, Tokayev said the new constitution, adopted through a nationwide vote, launched "a new stage of radical transformations." The reforms created a unicameral Kurultai and redistributed presidential powers, he said.