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• NurOtan wins

  I’m back an just in time to report on the biggest shocker in Kazakhstan politics in history: According to preliminary results, Nurotan won 88% of the vote, while no opposition party won more than the 7% necessary to get a seat in Parliament. It’s not a surprise give the way NurOtan has been strengthening for […]

  8/20/07 • (Comments Off on NurOtan wins)

• New Law on Parliament Passed

  Yesterday Parliament approved and the President signed a new law “On Parliament” which basically clarifies some points regarding the new constitutional amendments and how they will be carried out. Parliament will be dissolvedand a new Parliament elected. Under the new system, each party will publish its list of proposed members of Parliament, but the people […]

  6/20/07 • (Comments Off on New Law on Parliament Passed)

• New Amendments Clarified in English

  I finally found a list of the most important of the constitutional amendments in English and in some detail. It’s actually in the latest news bulletin of the Kazakhstan Embassy to the US, reporting on the new Government Secretary’s speech on the amendments but it has some details of what these reforms mean. Among some […]

  5/21/07 • (Comments Off on New Amendments Clarified in English)

• President for Life?

  Today Parliament held the second meeting to vote on Amendments to the Constitution. Although most of the amendments proposed today had been discussed earlier, there was one surprise amendment. Parliament today voted to allow the First President of Kazakhstan to run for reelection as many times as he choses to[RU].

  5/18/07 • (Comments Off on President for Life?)

• Amendements passed

  Several of the proposed amendments to the Constitution were adopted today, according to gazeta.kz in the first reading. Other proposals will be discussed further in a second session on May 18. Proposals passed today include: The number of Parliament members will indeed be increased as proposed. Mazhilis will be selected by Party slates Parliament will […]

  5/16/07 • (2)

• Constitutional Amendments Proposed

  Today, a joint-session of Kazakhstan’s Parliament is meeting to discuss and possibly approve Constitutional Amendments. The President will be present along with the Prime Minister, the akims of the oblasts and major cities, and representatives of the President’s Administration. According to the head of the Constitutional Commission, the proposed amendments will: increase the role of […]

  5/16/07 • (Comments Off on Constitutional Amendments Proposed)

• AO Kazakhstan

  While a lot of attention has been paid to the ongoing process of administrative reforms in Kazakhstan in the area of increasing Parliamentary powers, not much has been heard about the plans to reform the civil service. There have been research projects and discussion in the areas of linking government salaries to performance, reducing corruption […]

  3/11/07 • (Comments Off on AO Kazakhstan)

• NurOtan Is Growing

  There was an interesting development in an otherwise typical first meeting of the new government. The new Prime Minister set his agenda which includes improving civil service and the administration of the government, as well as various economic issues, and continuing key projects under Akhmetov, which was all to be expected. A photo was taken […]

  1/13/07 • (Comments Off on NurOtan Is Growing)

• The only thing we’re saying is we aren’t saying anything

  The session of Parliament started at 10am today (Wednesday the 10th) to name the new PM has resulted for the moment. So far there is only anti-climatic news from yesterday evening. The Party NurOtan has chosen a candidate, and the Parliament voted to approve that candidate. Who is it? That is a secret. Now, presumably […]

  1/10/07 • (Comments Off on The only thing we’re saying is we aren’t saying anything)

• Year in Review

  Kazakhstan.NewEurasia published a link to Radio Azattyk’s review of the year from various prominent figures and an English translation here. The opinions run the gamut from a member of Parliament showing he knows who butters his bread:The year has been very successful as it started with the inauguration of the president. My deep conviction is […]

  1/06/07 • (Comments Off on Year in Review)

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