A year later, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council invalidated this poll and declared the legislature illegal.
President of the Republic Nursultan Nazarbayev thereupon announced the dissolution of the Parliament and plans to rule by decree pending new elections.
On 30 August 1995, a new constitution providing, inter alia, for a smaller bicameral legislature was approved by popular referendum.
The 9 December polling day for the Mäjilis was monitored by domestic and international observers and saw a reported turnout of over 79%.
Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe questioned this figure, citing a number of irregularities, including multiple voting by the same individual.