[1][2] On 30 March 2023, the ruling Amanat party endorsed Smaiylov's candidacy for PM with majority of the lower chamber Mäjilis MPs voting for his nomination.
[5][6][7] Under the 2017 amendment adopted during Nursultan Nazarbayev's presidency, Article 67(4) of the Constitution of Kazakhstan obliges the Prime Minister and his cabinet to resign before the newly elected Mäjilis convenes.
[16] During Aqorda meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 30 March 2023, Qoşanov endorsed Smaiylov's nomination for PM.
[21][22][23] Following the vote, JSDP chairman Ashat Raqymjanov explained the party's decision in opposing Smaiylov, stressing that "The results of last year are disappointing; we have inflation of more than 20%, unfinished disasters in hesitation, and even a simple car loan raises a lot of questions.
[24] Nurlan Äuesbaev, JSDP MP, argued that a better PM candidate could've been found amongst "20 million people" in Kazakhstan.