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| Wojciech Górecki
On 20 November, the incumbent head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won early presidential elections in Kazakhstan. According to official data, he won 81.3% of the vote, defeating five other candidates, persons who were largely unknown to…
Analyses |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 19 January, the state of emergency introduced in Kazakhstan two weeks earlier in connection with the mass riots (at first in the west of the country and then also in other centres, especially in the former capital of Almaty) expired (…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
On the night of 5/6 January, at the peak of the social protests taking pace throughout Kazakhstan, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) decided to carry out a so-called anti-terrorist operation at the request of the local…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Strachota
Socio-political protests are rapidly spreading and escalating in Kazakhstan. The first demonstrations began on 2 January in Zhanaozen, in the west of the country, against the backdrop of a near-doubling of LPG prices compared to 2021. The…
Analyses |
| Michał Bogusz, Mariusz Marszewski
On 9 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan reported that Beijing has consented to allowing a group of around 2000 Chinese citizens of Kazakh origin to leave China for Kazakhstan, while waiving their Chinese citizenship.…
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The Aktobe attacks are yet another sign of intensifying internal tension in Kazakhstan, generated by the deteriorating standard of living.
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The early elections are being held in a difficult socio-economic situation. They are part of an process of adjusting the state’s direction.
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
The depreciation of the tenge – even though basically it will have positive effects – will not resolve the huge socio-economic problems.
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz
In Kazakhstan, for months there has been a growing sense of impending socio-economic crisis. The authorities’ concerns are the result of objective difficulties.
Analyses |
| Aleksandra Jarosiewicz, Krzysztof Strachota
The undisguised purpose of appointment of a new Prime Minister is to strengthen the government, both against internal and external challenges.