| In our Constitution are set the rights and freedoms... |
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| Written by ðåäàêöèÿòà | |
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In our Constitution are set the rights and freedoms of the man and the citizen 
On August 30 in the Republic of Kazakhstan we celebrate one of the important holidays of the country – the Constitution Day. In this jubilee year we strike a balance of the latest constitutional building of Kazakhstan for this short historic period equal to a couple of decades of ordinary state development.
The road of Kazakhstan shows that the legal and political stability are a pledge for the successful development of democracy, and the building up of a dynamically developing state depends not on the continuous change of the fundaments of statehood and the pursuit of an “ideal society” but on the strengthening of the existing and on the subordination of the state to the will of the people. The President of Kazahstan Nursultan Nazarbaev thinks that the hard everyday work should not be replaced by beautiful and flatulent phrases. Idealism in politics leads to sad consequences. “Power – this is responsibility in the first place,… we can only act with confidence, history will not give us a second chance.” In the conditions of insufficiently competitive economy and wavering civil society, the urgent or unprepared implementation of radical political reforms can lead to social destabilization and departure from the democratic processes, which we observe in some of the states of the post-Soviet space. Thus confirming his responsibility for the ongoing reforms in the country, President Nazarbaev decided to run for Head of State in the elections on December 4, 2005. The date was recently confirmed by the Parliament of Kazakhstan. The people of Kazakhstan made their choice – development on the road of socially-oriented market reforms based on the principles of liberalism combined with the national traditions and the culture of the polyethnic society. Stability guarantees the stable work of the institutions of state power but the most important achievement of our Constitution are the rights and freedoms of the man and the citizen set therein. The Constitution guarantees freedom of conscience. On the country\'s territory there are about 40 different religions and 1313 religious associations. The employment rate grows while unemployment diminishes. Last year the economically active population numbered 7840.6 thousand people out of 15 million total population. Of them 7181.8 thousand, i.e. 91.6% of the active population have permanent jobs. The main mass is employed in the non-governmental sector of the economy and in agriculture. Today the development pace of the Republic allows us to look in the future with optimism. The GDP of 3250.6 billion Tenge (25 billion dollars) in 2001 has grown to 5542.5 billion Tenge (42.6 billion dollars) in 2004. Today everyone has the right to participate in the political life. 372 public organizations with a republican status are registered in the country; there are 11 acting political forces. A basic law ensures the freedom of speech and art. A modern media market has been established. 77% of 2110 media editions are private mass media. An undisputed merit of the Constitution is the fact that for the whole 10-year-long period not a single political discussion has grown into a political crisis. The bicameral parliament stood the test of time successfully. The well constituted competence of the parliament and its chambers maximally reduces the element of competition between them, improves the effectiveness of the legislative power and the quality of the adopted laws. To observe the principles and the norms of the Constitution means to respect society, its members and above all ourselves. |
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