​Nazarbayev: Transfer of presidential powers to government and parliament requires time

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev claimed that transfer of presidential powers to the government and parliament requires time and can't be simultaneous.

“This is not a one-time issue. I know what they say – we have too strong presidential power, vertical governance. But we have a strong presidential vertical governance with no pressure on anyone. It works to ensure the political machinery to serve the people, to move our programs, to forward the reforms; that is why [vertical] discipline has existed. This was necessary [to achieve successes]," said the President in a documentary entitled “Nazarbayev speaks about big question".

“Does anyone in Kazakhstan want [similar situation] as they have now in Ukraine, Georgia or Moldova? That's the thing; and they all have parliamentary republics. I constantly say... we'll come to the American method [of governance] but it takes time," said Nazarbayev.

“Once we do everything humanly, everything will be possible. More powers will be gradually given to parliament; but we have a presidential-parliamentary republic and representative of the winning party becomes the prime minister. Let the parties struggle, show the people their programs, gain places [in parliament]. We've come to this," he concluded.

Source: akipress.kg