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The early elections to the Mazhilis, the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, and the maslikhats, local governments, held on March 19, marked another important step in reforming the Kazakhstani political system following the political unrest of January 2022. The reforms announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pursue two main goals (Akorda.kz, March 16, 2022). The first is to transition the country …
The ruling party still won big, monitors and opposition candidates still complained of violations at polling stations, and voters still moaned about the quality of candidates on offer. But were there some hints of change in Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections?
The family of Kazakhstan's first president, Nursultan Nazarbaev, is well-known for living extravagantly and acquiring expensive property abroad. This has often been noted in international media concerning Nazarbaev's three daughters, but his brother Bolat might be the wildest example of them all.