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Samat Abish is no longer on the list of the Elbasy’s potential successors as our insiders have informed us. Now Dariga Nazarbayeva’s chances to become the third President may grow. Albeit under certain conditions...
There is an expression in the Russian language that briefly yet comprehensively describes one of the most distinctive features of the Kazakh authoritarian political system and the «super-presidential» vertical. Here it is — «attitude is precious beyond money»...
As usual, the parliamentary elections have attracted more attention and the elections to the local executive bodies have remained in the shadow of the former. Meanwhile, it is the results of the latter that, this years, have turned out to be much more interesting...
The January 10, 2021 elections to the Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament and to the maslikhats of all levels have already become history albeit experts are going to continue reflecting upon them in their analyses and forecasts. For, just like the 2019 presidential elections, they have now become one of Kazakhstan’s biggest recent political events in which, willingly or not, all the adult citizens of the country have taken their participation...
On January 15, 2021, speaking at the opening of the first session of the newly elected Mazhilis, President Kossym-Jomart Tokayev announced that the country is to undergo reforms this year. Should one believe his promises?..
On January 14, 2021, the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev participated in the session of the Nur Otan faction in the newly elected Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament. Counting out the praises and promises, his speech boils down to two suggestions: …
Samat Abish is no longer on the list of the Elbasy’s potential successors as our insiders have informed us. Now Dariga Nazarbayeva’s chances to become the third President may grow. Albeit under certain conditions...
Andrew McNally