Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Kazakhstan to hold referendum on new constitution critics say allows president to remain in power

Tokayev has called the referendum "a truly historic moment" that moves Kazakhstan away from a "super-presidential" system towards a greater separation of powers.

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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, US, September 23, 2025.
KAZAKH PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev responded to a wave of protests with repressive and violent actions.

Despite election criticism, US and EU ready to work with reelected Kazakh leader

Last week’s poll could be prelude to new era in Kazakhstan, expert says.

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a session of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 28, 2019.

Kazakhstan’s president secures landslide win in snap election

Central Election Commission says Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won 81.3% of vote based on preliminary results; re-elected leader says he must now justify the confidence that his people have expressed in him.

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MEMBERS OF a local electoral commission organize ballot papers after polls closed for the constitutional referendum, at a polling station in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday.

Voters put issues first as Kazakhstan picks next president

Less than three months after incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called snap election, the people of the Central Asia country are choosing their leader for the next seven years.

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Commemorate August 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests - opinion

Our world today is the best ever, but very vulnerable and self-destructive. This situation raises a question: should sovereign states be allowed to research and develop new weapons?

AUGUST 29, 2022ByIVO SLAUS
KAZAKH PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Tokayev started up his nuclear disarmament campaign long ago, says the writer.

Kazakh president says constitutional order has mostly been restored

The Kazakh interior ministry said in a separate statement that 26 "armed criminals" had been "liquidated" and more than 3,000 of them detained, while 18 police and national guard servicemen died.

JANUARY 7, 2022ByREUTERS
THE OFFICIAL residence of Kazakhstan’s president, and the Baiterek monument in the modern city of Nur-Sultan.

Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead, scores wounded

Some 70 people were involved in the initial brawl on the outskirts of the Masanchi village, close to the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border.

FEBRUARY 8, 2020ByREUTERS
Police officers detain opposition supporters during a rally on Independence Day in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan December 16, 2019