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Kazakhstan reforms
June 06, 2022
Kazakhstan Leaves ‘Elbasy’ Behind, Approves Constitutional Referendum
By Catherine Putz
With 77 percent voting to approve constitutional changes that nix the "leader of the nation," Nazarbayev's star has truly faded in Kazakhstan.
May 09, 2022
What’s in Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Referendum?
By Colleen Wood
On June 5, Kazakhs will vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a “presidential system with a strong parliament."
August 02, 2021
Akim Elections: More Cosmetic Reform in Kazakhstan?
By Colleen Wood
Direct election of village leadership is another example of cosmetic reform in Kazakhstan.
June 01, 2020
Kazakhstan on the Edge
By Aigerim Toleukhanova
In 2019, Kazakhstan was catapulted into political transition. 2020 has yielded its own shocking changes.
January 27, 2017
Are Political Reforms Afoot in Kazakhstan?
By Catherine Putz
Not so fast; Nazarbayev will remain the “supreme arbiter.”
July 25, 2015
Kazakhstan: 100 Steps Toward a New Nation
By Erlan Idrissov
Kazakhstan’s foreign minister on the reforms sweeping the nation.
June 10, 2015
Realizing Obama’s Eurasian Vision
By Vladimir Socor, Richard Weitz, and Daniel Witt
The United States needs to actively get behind Kazakhstan’s political reforms.
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