Kazakhstan elections The successor of the first president of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, won the early presidential election with 70.96% of the vote. His lead over the rest of his rivals was big enough to secure the victory but smaller than what Nursultan Nazarbayev had gotten himself. Opposition candidate, journalist and former deputy minister Amirjan Qosanov pulled in 16.23% of the ...
On June 9, Kazakhstan has its presidential election. While elections were scheduled to take place in 2020, the interim president of the country, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, decided to begin the process ahead of time. According to expert estimates, although Tokayev will win the election, it will only be the beginning of a difficult transition period. UWI explores what lies ahead for ...