PoliticsKazakhstan parliamentary elections begin: What’s at stake?

Kazakhstan will hold a snap parliamentary election on August 23 to choose 145 members of the new unicameral Kurultai. The vote is expected to strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s control. Under the revised constitutional system, parties must win at least 5 percent of the vote to enter government, while international observers will monitor the election.

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