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Paragraph 21
 

Article 114 par 1 of the current Constitution provides that “[t]he law on introducing changes to the present Constitution may be adopted by referendum called by the Jogorku Kenesh”. Article 114 par 2 further states that any changes to sections III to VIII of the Constitution (i.e., Articles 60 to 113 which detail the respective roles and powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches, other state authorities and local self-government) may be adopted by the Jogorku Kenesh upon the proposal of the majority of all deputies, or of no less than 300,000 voters. Article 114 par 2 thus provides for a simplified method of amendment to the institutional sections of the Constitution by the Jogorku Kenesh alone, without a referendum. At the same time, pursuant to Article 4 of the Law on the Enactment of the Constitution of 2010, Article 114 par 2 will enter into force only in 2020. However, even if not yet in force, this paragraph is nonetheless important in order to understand the entire Article 114.