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![Kazakhstan’s First Go at Direct Elections of District Mayors Kazakhstan’s First Go at Direct Elections of District Mayors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-31-7.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s First Go at Direct Elections of District Mayors
By Colleen Wood
Incumbents from the ruling party swept elections for district-level leadership.
![Akim Elections: More Cosmetic Reform in Kazakhstan? Akim Elections: More Cosmetic Reform in Kazakhstan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-02-7.jpg)
Akim Elections: More Cosmetic Reform in Kazakhstan?
By Colleen Wood
Direct election of village leadership is another example of cosmetic reform in Kazakhstan.
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