Articles by Assel Satubaldina, Zhanna Shayakhmetova

Tokayev Set to Win Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election with 82 Percent, According to Exit Poll

ASTANA – Incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, nominated by the people’s coalition, is set to win the presidential election receiving the support of 82.45 percent of the voters,  reported the Open Society International Institute for Regional Studies at midnight on Nov. 21.   The exit poll showed Meiram Kazhyken, a candidate of the Amanat Commonwealth of Trade…

Kazakh President Declares January 10 as National Day of Mourning

NUR-SULTAN – January 10 has been declared the National Day of Mourning for those who lost their lives in massive unrest that swept across Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the decree on Jan. 8, reported his press office.  On Jan. 8 and Jan. 9,  Tokayev met with the country’s Prosecutor General, Chair of the…

Kazakhstan Declares State of Emergency After Fuel Price Protests

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared a state of emergency from Jan. 5 to Jan. 19 after fuel price protests began in the country, to ensure public safety and protect the rights and freedoms of people in the Mangystau and Almaty regions and the cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan, reported Akorda.  As “the…