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News Kazakhstan » Politics: Kazakhstan Rushes Forward With Constitutional Referendum, Date Set for March 15

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2026/02/kazakhstan-rushes-forward-with-constitutional-referendum-date-set-for-march-15/

Published on: Wednesday 11 February 2026

When Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev floated the possibility of a constitutional referendum in his September 2025 state of the nation address, he set 2027 as a target date. Tokayev had proposed ...

News Kazakhstan » Politics: Kazakh Activists Face Legal Action Over Support for Jailed Politician

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/kazakh-activists-face-legal-action-over-support-for-jailed-politician/

Published on: Wednesday 27 August 2025

On the morning of August 17, the Kazakh human rights activist Bakhytzhan Toregozhina was arrested while on a walk in Almaty, near the site of a planned rally. According to the local police department, ...

News Kazakhstan » Politics: New Kazakhstan constitution takes effect as political transition gathers pace

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/new-kazakhstan-constitution-takes-effect-as-political-transition-gathers-pace/ar-AA26SpQH

Published on: Monday 29 June 2026

By Felix Light, Mariya Gordeyeva and Tamara Vaal ALMATY/ASTANA, June 30 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised a fundamental reshaping of the Central Asian nation under ...

News Kazakhstan » Politics: PANNIER: New political party gets nod in Kazakhstan. It’s pro-presidential. No surprises there

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pannier-new-political-party-gets-nod-in-kazakhstan-it-s-pro-presidential-no-surprises-there/ar-AA22YBQD

Published on: Monday 11 May 2026

With elections to Kazakhstan’s restructured parliament about three months away, a new political party has just entered the contest. Not surprisingly, it is a pro-presidential party. The 8th political ...

News Kazakhstan » Politics: How Kazakhstan’s Entry into the Abraham Accords Opens New Energy Pathways

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/how-kazakhstan-s-entry-into-the-abraham-accords-opens-new-energy-pathways/ar-AA1R47MM

Published on: Monday 24 November 2025

President Donald Trump announced the accession of Kazakhstan to the Abraham Accords after a call between Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Toayev and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

News Kazakhstan » Politics: Kazakhstan’s referendum reshapes its political system

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/11/kazakhstans-referendum-reshapes-its-political-system/

Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026

Kazakhstan’s March 2026 constitutional referendum restructures the political system without reducing presidential power. The reform comes amid growing political uncertainty and declining party ...

News Kazakhstan » Politics: Political Standoff Continues In Kazakhstan Over 'Unaffordable' Recycling Fees

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-car-imports-fees-oligarchs/33041899.html

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2024

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Flick through the political sections of Facebook, Instagram or Tik Tok in Kazakhstan, and chances are you will come across the latest clip of a clean-cut man venting about ...

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