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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Citing preliminary results, Kazakhstan’s election authorities said on June 10 that interim President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, former President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s handpicked successor, had won more than 70 percent of the vote in the June 9 snap presidential elections. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The first exit-poll results from Kazakhstan’s June 9 snap presidential elections pointed to an overwhelming victory for interim President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, who was handpicked by former authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbayev to be his successor, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — A news conference organized on June 7 in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, by a group of mothers who are demanding social benefits and proper housing was disrupted by other women, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The upcoming developments in Kazakhstan in the months to come will show whether the June 9 snap presidential elections are just a face change or they will lead to the emergence of an entirely new political model. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Rafis Abazov*: Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Some 50 OSCE parliamentarians from 23 countries will deploy to Kazakhstan for the 9 June early presidential election, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly said on May 29. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has assisted the Central Election Commission (CEC) with the accreditation of foreign observers, international organizations and foreign journalists for an early presidential election in Kazakhstan to be held on June 9, 2019, the ministry said. Continue reading
