Kazakhstan Holds Vote for 145-Seat Parliament as Tokayev Consolidates Power After 2022 Riots
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21
Kazakhstan Holds Vote for 145-Seat Parliament as Tokayev Consolidates Power After 2022 Riots
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 21
Summary
Sunday’s election will choose a new single-chamber parliament in Kazakhstan, with seven parties competing for 145 seats and lawmakers set to serve five-year terms.
The vote is the latest step in President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s political overhaul after the deadly 2022 unrest he described as an attempted coup.
That shake-up has tightened Tokayev’s grip on power while leaving open the prospect that he could extend his rule in Central Asia’s largest energy producer.