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Kazakhstan election
![Court Bars Kazakh Opposition Figure Mamai From Activism, Journalism Court Bars Kazakh Opposition Figure Mamai From Activism, Journalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-02-142835.jpg)
Court Bars Kazakh Opposition Figure Mamai From Activism, Journalism
By Catherine Putz
Mamai’s prison sentence was suspended, but the Kazakh government has nevertheless silenced him.
![Hopes for Renewal Disappointed Again in Kazakhstan Hopes for Renewal Disappointed Again in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-27-123005.jpg)
Hopes for Renewal Disappointed Again in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Political manipulations stripped the people of the choice they were promised in Kazakhstan’s latest parliamentary election.
![What to Expect from Tokayev’s Second Term What to Expect from Tokayev’s Second Term](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-12-234806.jpg)
What to Expect from Tokayev’s Second Term
By Benjamin Godwin
As certain as his re-election may be, Kazakhstan's leader faces a pressing array of domestic and international challenges.
![Nurseit Niyazbekov on Kazakhstan’s Tumultuous 2022 Nurseit Niyazbekov on Kazakhstan’s Tumultuous 2022](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-18-132824.jpg)
Nurseit Niyazbekov on Kazakhstan’s Tumultuous 2022
By Catherine Putz
It’s been a challenging year for Kazakhstan: Domestic unrest, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a constitutional referendum, and now a snap presidential election.
![On Track to a Kazakh Spring? On Track to a Kazakh Spring?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19160377829624.jpg)
On Track to a Kazakh Spring?
By Marlene Laruelle
A political transition has opened new space for expressing discontent, especially among young Kazakhs.
![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.
![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.
![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?
![Did Kazakhstan's Elections Matter? Did Kazakhstan's Elections Matter?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-28_15-56-11.jpg)
Did Kazakhstan's Elections Matter?
By Catherine Putz
Why did Astana hold elections early and does it matter that the results were more of the same?
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