How Rural Akims Are Elected in Kazakhstan
During the first 20 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, the leaders (akims) of oblasts, districts, cities, auls (aul is a village in Kazakh) have been appointed by the central government of the state. In December 2012, President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his address concerning Strategy Kazakhstan 2050, which established a new political course of the country, suggested…
