Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Clearing out entrenched corruption – abetted by an autocratic system in which the roads that are paved are those the president walks on – is a monumental task. 

Kazakh President Tokayev said in tweet that it was the “duty” of all to “learn the terrible lessons of the past and do everything possible so that such events do not happen again in the future.” What about the present?

Massimov’s supporters say the case against him was politically motivated, an incident of clear scapegoating.

Political manipulations stripped the people of the choice they were promised in Kazakhstan’s latest parliamentary election.

The announced opening up of the political field still fails to leave room for opposition.

The time has come to re-evaluate Kazakhstan’s social contract. Is President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev up to the challenge?

De-Nazarbayevification moves further onward with plans to scrap the law “On the First President” 

Tokayev threatens to fire the ministers that fail to reach substantial progress in remedying the heating crisis.

Will the government target all assets spirited abroad or only those owned by specific individuals? 

In March, Tokayev promised a “New Kazakhstan” but there was nothing new in the recent uncompetitive presidential election.

In “New Kazakhstan,” an typical old Kazakhstan-style election grants Tokayev power through 2029.