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Kazakhstan parliament
![Nur Otan Tops Kazakh Parliamentary Election That ‘Lacked Genuine Competition’ Nur Otan Tops Kazakh Parliamentary Election That ‘Lacked Genuine Competition’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Nur Otan Tops Kazakh Parliamentary Election That ‘Lacked Genuine Competition’
By Catherine Putz
The new Kazakh parliament will, at least numerically, look very much like the previous iteration.
![Why Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections Matter Why Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections Matter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-07-5.jpg)
Why Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections Matter
By Benjamin Godwin
While the result is not in doubt, the elections could mark the next stage in Kazakhstan’s ongoing transition of power.
![Election Campaign Kicks Off Slow in Kazakhstan Election Campaign Kicks Off Slow in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Election Campaign Kicks Off Slow in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
After some initial commotion in the political environment, the parliamentary race folded back into a roll-call of loyalists.
![Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections: The Ablyazov Effect Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections: The Ablyazov Effect](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections: The Ablyazov Effect
By Catherine Putz
Mukhtar Ablyazov is kryptonite in Kazakh politics.
![Date Set for Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections Date Set for Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-international-2693236_1280.jpg)
Date Set for Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections
By Catherine Putz
If the past sets any precedent, we can expect an overwhelming win for Nur-Otan - the ruling party headed by First President Nursultan Nazarbayev
![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?
![Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election
By Casey Michel
Not only was the recent election more of the same, but Astana seems to have roped the same experts into praising it.
![Meet Kazakhstan's New Parliament, Same as the Old Parliament Meet Kazakhstan's New Parliament, Same as the Old Parliament](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-28_15-56-11.jpg)
Meet Kazakhstan's New Parliament, Same as the Old Parliament
By Catherine Putz
Exit polls point to an overwhelming Nur Otan victory, not that anyone expected anything else.
![Is Kazakhstan Holding the World’s Most Boring Election? Is Kazakhstan Holding the World’s Most Boring Election?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-27_16-38-33.jpg)
Is Kazakhstan Holding the World’s Most Boring Election?
By Catherine Putz
In other words, the “low-key” election will do nothing to infuse Astana with new ideas or fresh blood.
![Why Is Kazakhstan Holding Early Parliamentary Elections? Why Is Kazakhstan Holding Early Parliamentary Elections?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Why Is Kazakhstan Holding Early Parliamentary Elections?
By Catherine Putz
The president’s party already has a supermajority, so why hold snap elections?
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