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An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘Constitution’

  • Sub Rosa Endorsement

    The article everyone is talking about today is Yermukhamet Yertysbayev’s interview with Russian newspaper, Kommersant in which he stated that Timur Kulibayev will replace President Nazarbayev if something should happen. The interview covers a lot of recent controversies, and was pretty clearly designed to allay concerns about some of the machinations in Astana, such as […]

  • Leader of the Nation Law Passes Senate

    The Senate did not debate the amendments to the law that will give Nazarbayev the status of Leader of the Nation. The law now goes on to the President himself who can veto it or sign it into law–or send it to the Constitutional Council to ensure that the law is in accordance with the […]