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Blended into the United Social Democratic Party, the opposition learns to live in the new Kazakhstan

Blended into the United Social Democratic Party, the opposition learns to live in the new Kazakhstan

10.10.2007 12:23 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The opposition is learning to live and operate in the conditions where a multiparty system coexists with a one-party parliament as peacefully as the Communist regime and free enterprise do in China. When the figures reported by the Central Electoral Commission or Statistics Agency differ so greatly

Shots fired in a mosque in Alma-Ata

Shots fired in a mosque in Alma-Ata

17.09.2007 11:39 msk Kazakhstan

An incident was reported in the mosque in Duma, a residential area of Alma-Ata, on September 14. Shots were fired. A man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound, another with a head injury, Posit.Kz reported.

Kazakhstan will build Aktau-City for $20 billion

Kazakhstan will build Aktau-City for $20 billion

12.09.2007 11:34 msk Business Kazakhstan

Almost $20 billion will be invested in construction of Aktau-City, a harbor city to be based on the existing Aktau (Shevchenko before 1991), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

Power crisis or regrouping? Serious changes are taking place in Kazakh politics. What the president himself wants is anybody's guess

Power crisis or regrouping? Serious changes are taking place in Kazakh politics. What the president himself wants is anybody's guess

10.09.2007 09:12 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

Some serious political developments occurred in Kazakhstan in late summer. The list of the most important events includes criminal charges pressed against Rahat Aliyev (husband of president's daughter Dariga), dismissal of Timur Kulibayev (another presidential son-in-law) form the post of Samruk hol

The Majilis or lower house of the parliament of Kazakhstan commenced work

The Majilis or lower house of the parliament of Kazakhstan commenced work

03.09.2007 09:40 msk Kazakhstan Politics

One hundred and seven lawmakers took oath. "We all must work hard to boost the GDP 1.5 times by 2012 and have the per capita ratio reach $13,000," President Nursultan Nazarbayev said addressing the Majilis.

Kazakhstan: Parties of the opposition demand another election

Kazakhstan: Parties of the opposition demand another election

29.08.2007 11:56 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Several political parties of Kazakhstan came up with an open letter to President Nursultan Nazarbayev on August 28.

Ajdar Kurtov: Expulsion of the opposition: abridged history

Ajdar Kurtov: Expulsion of the opposition: abridged history

27.08.2007 09:34 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

Nur Otan's total victory in the snap election of the Majilis (lower house of the parliament of Kazakhstan) on August 18 completed expulsion of the opposition from the national legislature. Ajdar Kurtov, an analyst with Asia Analysis Foundation, believes that the status quo was quite predictable and,

The US Department of State comments on serious shortcomings of the Kazakh election

The US Department of State comments on serious shortcomings of the Kazakh election

23.08.2007 11:28 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The US is highly critical of the snap parliamentary election in Kazakhstan last Saturday won by the pro-presidential Nur Otan party. Unlike the OSCE, official Washington condemns the electoral system of Kazakhstan rather than the course of the election.

Mistress' body may supplement the extradition request for Rahat Aliyev

Mistress' body may supplement the extradition request for Rahat Aliyev

06.08.2007 11:39 msk Kazakhstan

Body of Anastasia Novikova, 26, NTK TV network anchor missing since 2004, was shipped to Alma-Ata, yesterday. Sources in law enforcement agencies say off the record that Rahat Aliyev, ex-ambassador to Austria and former son-in-law of the president, may be involved. Observers are of an entirely diffe

Every second voter in Kazakhstan may fail to turn up at this or her polling station

Every second voter in Kazakhstan may fail to turn up at this or her polling station

30.07.2007 20:53 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Kazakh Association of Sociologists and Political Scientists convened an opinion poll in all major cities of Kazakhstan and discovered electoral activeness of the population to be under 50%.

Nazarbayev's former son-in-law fears deportation to Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev's former son-in-law fears deportation to Kazakhstan

30.07.2007 10:45 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Rahat Aliyev, Kazakh president's former son-in-law and central figure of the worst political scandal in Kazakhstan in years, appealed to the ambassadors accredited to the OSCE headquarters. With criminal charges awaiting Aliyev in Kazakhstan, he himself is in the capital of Vienna where he was alrea

Snap parliamentary election will take place in Kazakhstan on August 18. Three political parties will be vying for election

Snap parliamentary election will take place in Kazakhstan on August 18. Three political parties will be vying for election

30.07.2007 10:10 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Publicity campaign is under way in Kazakhstan. Political parties make the same old promises: to up, support, reinforce, and so on. Needless to say, three political parties are energetic at this point: presidential People's Democratic Party Nur Otan, Ak Jol loyal to the regime, and National Social De

Kazakhstan: Right Union leader urges his followers to vote the United Social Democratic Party

Kazakhstan: Right Union leader urges his followers to vote the United Social Democratic Party

26.07.2007 15:53 msk Kazakhstan Migration

Anatoly Ahmetov, leader of the Kazakh Right Union, joined the United Social Democratic Party and urged owners of autos with right side steering wheel to vote this party in the forthcoming Majilis election.

Socialist Resistance of Kazakhstan uses new subversive technologies

Socialist Resistance of Kazakhstan uses new subversive technologies

23.07.2007 13:57 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Attempts to change the world by radical means and explosives have been tried for centuries. A great deal of blood is usually shed in this struggle. Meanwhile, everything changes and so are the regime-toppling technologies. Color revolutions in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan plainly show that the properly in

Forthcoming election of the lower house of the parliament in Kazakhstan: nomination of candidates is over

Forthcoming election of the lower house of the parliament in Kazakhstan: nomination of candidates is over

16.07.2007 09:51 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Nomination of candidates for the Majilis or lower house of the parliament in Kazakhstan is over. Seven political parties submitted their lists of candidates.

Kazakhstan: bodies of the missing Nurbank top managers discovered

Kazakhstan: bodies of the missing Nurbank top managers discovered

11.07.2007 14:11 msk Kazakhstan

Kazakh law enforcement agencies discovered the bodies of Joldas Timraliyev and Aibar Hasenov, Nurbank top managers reported missing in late January and sought ever since.

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