Kazakh election intended to hedge against future risk

President Tokayev has won another term, to no one's surprise; he saw this as the right time to formalise his legitimacy

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  • Coup claim
  • Constitutional changes
  • Election oddities
  • Timing
  • Conduct
  • Disarming the Nazarbayevs
  • Watching Russia
  • Outlook

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