Tag: Tokayev
Central Asia: Kazakh President Tokayev re-elected
Central Asia Kazakh President Tokayev confirmed in office President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (r) before casting his own vote in Astana. photo © Handout/Kazakhstan’s President Press Office/XinHua/dpa Kazakhstan, which is rich in…
Video: Electoral Commission in Kazakhstan: President Tokayev confirmed in office with more than 80 percent
His re-election was expected. The 69-year-old competed against five other, less well-known candidates. According to the Commission, none of them exceeded single-digit percentages. Voter turnout was almost 70 percent. At…
Outgoing President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev widely re-elected
Kassym-Jomart Tokaev unsurprisingly keeps his chair. The outgoing president of Kazakhstan was largely re-elected on Sunday, according to polls, at the head of the largest country in Central Asia, which…
Kazakhstan: President Tokayev ahead of another term
Status: 11/20/2022 9:27 p.m As expected, President Tokayev is ahead in the presidential elections in Kazakhstan. Largely unknown candidates competed against the 69-year-old. Since taking office in 2019, Tokayev had…
Central Asia: Presidential election in Kazakhstan: Tokayev before re-election
Central Asia Presidential election in Kazakhstan: Tokayev before re-election Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his ballot at a polling station in Astana. photo © Uncredited/Kazakhstan’s President Press Office/AP/dpa Kazakhstan, which is rich…
Kazakhstan: Presidential election: Tokayev is running for the last time
Kazakhstan Presidential election: Tokayev is running for the last time Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his vote in the presidential elections at a polling station in Astana. photo © Uncredited/Kazakhstan’s President Press…
Tokayev really wants to break away from Putin?
Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev is up for re-election. He promises reforms and less corruption – but there are doubts. During her recent visit to Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock extended her…
Kazakhstan: Tokayev settles with predecessor
Status: 11.01.2022 1:45 p.m. It is a power struggle between old and new heads of state: Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev has sharply criticized his predecessor Nazarbayev. He created a rich elite…
The country has defeated an “attempted coup”, assures President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
An “attempted coup”. These are the words used Monday by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Kazakh president, in reference to the deadly riots of the past week. The head of state also…
Kazakhstan: President Tokayev gives orders to shoot protesters – Politics
After serious unrest, the President of the authoritarian Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, issued an order to shoot militant demonstrators. In a televised address, he threatened that anyone who did…