The Week in Kazakhstan: Manual Transmission

The Interview

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he is a strong believer in a presidential system founded on the principle “Strong President – Influential Parliament – Accountable Government”.

In an interview with the Ana Tili newspaper published on January 3, Tokayev also addressed several other topics, shedding light on the 2019-2022 period. He argued that Nursultan Nazarbayev, his predecessor, lacked “political tact” because...