Kazakhstan politics

With the expected closure of the Office of the First President, de-Nazarbayevification marches on. 

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.

Mamai’s prison sentence was suspended, but the Kazakh government has nevertheless silenced him.

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

Despite hundreds of independent self-nominated candidates, Kazakhstan’s new parliament will much resemble its former self.

As expected, following last summer’s constitutional referendum dropping references to “elbasy,” many of the First President’s other special privileges are ending.

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.

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