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Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Kazakhstan elections without an alternative

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…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

Tokayevs Perestroika Kazakhstan in the face of internal and external challenges

On 5 June Kazakhstan held a constitutional referendum. Almost 80% of the voters (on a turnout of 68%) supported the adoption of a package of amendments that covered more than a third of the articles of the Basic Law (a total of 56…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Turkmenistan The beginning of the Berdimuhamedow dynasty

Early presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 March. Serdar Berdimuhamedow, the deputy prime minister and the son of the outgoing head of state, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, was the victor, obtaining around 73% of the vote…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Kazakhstan work starts on dismantling the Nazarbayev system

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 (…