Kazakhstan - January 2023

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved parliament on 19 January and set snap elections for 19 March. Only two months after an early presidential election, Tokayev said the elections were necessary to keep pace with his reform agenda, but analysts say the moves are instead part of a larger effort to sideline former President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his clan and cement Tokayev’s power.

Sources: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project