1. The Government shall resign its powers to the newly elected Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic. 2. The Government and any member thereof shall have the right to declare to the President of the Republic that they will resign if they consider it impossible to continue to perform the functions assigned to them. 3. The Government shall declare its resignation to the President of the Republic if the Mazhilis of the Parliament or the Parliament expresses a vote of no confidence in the Government. 4. The President of the Republic shall, within ten days, consider accepting or rejecting the resignation. 5. Acceptance of a resignation means termination of the authority of the Government or its respective member. Accepting the resignation of the Prime Minister means the termination of powers of the entire Government. 6. If the resignation of the Government or its member is rejected, the President will entrust it or its member with the further implementation of its duties. 7. The President of the Republic has the right, on his own initiative, to decide on the termination of the powers of the Government and to release any member from their position. The release of the Prime Minister from office means the termination of powers of the entire Government. Footnote. See the resolution of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 11 dated November 19, 2003. Footnote. Article 70 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 21.05.2007 No. 254-III (shall be enforced from the date of its official publication); dated 10.03.2017 No. 51-VI (shall be enforced from the date of its first official publication). Section VI Constitutional Court Footnote. The title of section VI is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06. 2022).
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