New president, old authorities
New president, old authorities
Author(s): Othmara GlasSubject(s): Politics, Geopolitics
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Kazakhstan
Summary/Abstract: Kazakhstan’s presidential election on June 9th was a breakthrough. It was the first election in the history of the young country where the main candidate was not Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had ruled Kazakhstan for almost 30 years. The country’s new president is Qasym-Jomart Toqaev, a long-time diplomat and confidant of Nazarbayev.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 06 (39)
- Page Range: 71-76
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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