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Kazakhstan after Nazarbayev: are the winds of change finally blowing?

naz ordKazakhstan’s 25 years of political stability owe much to the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, making the prospect of the septuagenarian’s departure a significant source of the jitters for investors in the country.

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New Report Slams 'Authoritarian' Russia and Former Soviet Nations

kaluchSeven of the 15 former Soviet countries have become “consolidated authoritarian regimes,” with Russian President Vladimir Putin's “naked embrace of autocracy” driving the decline, the Freedom House monitoring group said in a report released Tuesday.

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Kazakhstan's Snap Election Affirm Nazarbayev's Power in Uncertain Environments

nazvyboryThe Kazakhstan snap Parliamentary elections were held on 20 March 2016. The snap elections were called amidst economic turmoil and fears that the Kazakhstan government would lose voter and public confidence because of the economic situation in Kazakhstan.

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Four Socio-Political Factors That Could Make or Break the Deal for Eurasian Economic Integration after Kyrgyzstan’s Accession

kyrgyzeeuEurasianism is a sea comprised of many rivers that flow into it.
And no sea can subsist without its flows 
Chingiz Aitmatov. (1928-2008), renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer

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Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election

kzflagNot only was the recent election more of the same, but Astana seems to have roped the same experts into praising it.

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It’s all in the family for Kazakh politics

nazdarigaKazakhstan’s ageing President Nursultan Nazarbayev said his oil-rich nation may become a parliamentary republic... but with his daughter at the helm.

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Will Kazakh autocrat's daughter succeed him?

darnazLeader says Asia is about "family relations" not democracy as he vows to turn Kazakhstan into a parliamentary republic.

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Kazakhstan: Rare Protest in Almaty Ahead of Election

174stA handful of civil society campaigners staged a rare picket in Almaty on March 18, demanding freedom for a political activist sentenced to jail on incitement charges.

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Kazakhstan: Ex-PM’s Graft Sentence Cut on Appeal

serahmA former prime minister of Kazakhstan who was jailed last year in a high-profile corruption case has had his jail sentence reduced on appeal.

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Kazakhstan: Election Business Settled Before Crisis Worsens

vyboryIn many democratic systems, holding legislative elections amid spiraling inflation, a rapidly depreciating currency, sharp contractions in government expenditure and reports of job losses and delayed wages usually spells trouble for a governing party.

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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