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2019 Kazakhstan Presidential election
![Kazakhstan on the Edge Kazakhstan on the Edge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-28-11.jpg)
Kazakhstan on the Edge
By Aigerim Toleukhanova
In 2019, Kazakhstan was catapulted into political transition. 2020 has yielded its own shocking changes.
![Kazakhstan Turns a Blind Eye to the Opposition Riddle Kazakhstan Turns a Blind Eye to the Opposition Riddle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19163565276850.jpg)
Kazakhstan Turns a Blind Eye to the Opposition Riddle
By Paolo Sorbello
The government’s reaction to election protests obfuscates the diverse nature of civic activism in Kazakhstan.
![Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election: Protests, Arrests, and a Presidency for Tokayev Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election: Protests, Arrests, and a Presidency for Tokayev](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19160285682532.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election: Protests, Arrests, and a Presidency for Tokayev
By Catherine Putz
Another unfree election in Kazakhstan ushers in a new president: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
![New Civic Movement Urges Kazakhstan to ‘Wake Up’ New Civic Movement Urges Kazakhstan to ‘Wake Up’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_18-18-24.jpg)
New Civic Movement Urges Kazakhstan to ‘Wake Up’
By Colleen Wood
Days before presidential elections, a new movement in Kazakhstan calls on citizens to wake up and demand more say in government.
![Continuity and Change: Kazakhstan Hurtles Toward Election Day Continuity and Change: Kazakhstan Hurtles Toward Election Day](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19113537618189.jpg)
Continuity and Change: Kazakhstan Hurtles Toward Election Day
By Catherine Putz
On June 9, Kazakhstan will elect its first non-Nazarbayev president.
![The European Union's (Not So) New Central Asia Strategy The European Union's (Not So) New Central Asia Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-21_18-00-11.jpg)
The European Union's (Not So) New Central Asia Strategy
By Catherine Putz
Two years in the making, the EU's new Central Asia strategy doesn't offer many new positions.
![Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: A Tale of Blocking and Unblocking Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: A Tale of Blocking and Unblocking](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-business-2846221_1920.jpg)
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: A Tale of Blocking and Unblocking
By Catherine Putz
While Kazakhstan may have a more vibrant media space than Uzbekistan, the trends in each country are moving in opposite directions.
![Protests in Kazakhstan Demonstrate Democratic Dismay Protests in Kazakhstan Demonstrate Democratic Dismay](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Protests in Kazakhstan Demonstrate Democratic Dismay
By Catherine Putz
The protest mood looks likely to grow as Kazakhstan approaches snap presidential elections.
![Kazakhstan’s Potemkin Presidential Contenders Kazakhstan’s Potemkin Presidential Contenders](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_18-18-24.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s Potemkin Presidential Contenders
By Catherine Putz
A handful of people will technically run for the Kazakh presidency, but are they just “puppets” in a play?
![Kazakh Activists Jailed For Making a Simple Statement: 'I Have a Choice' Kazakh Activists Jailed For Making a Simple Statement: 'I Have a Choice'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Kazakh Activists Jailed For Making a Simple Statement: 'I Have a Choice'
By Catherine Putz
Do Kazakhs have a choice when it comes to the June 9 election?
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