Kazakhstan

  • Apr 23, 2019
  • 2 min read

Veteran Kazakh leader defers real succession

Former President Nazarbayev has told the Nur Otan party to back his interim replacement; the party duly obliged

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 10, 2019
  • 2 min read

Kazakh leader to use ruling party to reveal successor

The veteran former president's daughter says she will not stand while the interim president is given the green light

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 9, 2019
  • 7 min read

Kazakh transition accelerates with early election

The interim leader has announced a June presidential election, but the successor's identity remains unknown

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 21, 2019
  • 2 min read

New Kazakh president shapes Nazarbayev legacy

The transitional president starts off with a crude demonstration of his predecessor’s enduring power

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 20, 2019
  • 7 min read

Kazakh leader retires but has succession plan in hand

President Nazarbayev took everyone by surprise by stepping down but he will direct the succession

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 14, 2019
  • 7 min read

Kazakh reshuffle addresses crises but not succession

Possibly the last cabinet reshuffle before 2020 elections should offer clues about the succession but does not seem to

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 5, 2019
  • 7 min read

Kazakh business climate improves but needs reform

Long-standing issues including an undiversified economy and corruption offset the progress made on business regulation

Kazakhstan
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

Kazakh reshuffle will not change governance system

The president has dismissed the entire cabinet, blaming it for failing to make people's lives better

Kazakhstan