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Former president denies rumours of a clash with his successor and says Tokayev has ‘full power’
Brutal violence as government crushed unrest has only increased public anger, say activists
The protests looked as if they might sweep aside the former dictator and his allies but much of the old order could remain
Rather than a planned coup d’état, the uprising seems to have been a spontaneous protest that tapped deep resentments
Move suggests fuel price protests have grown into power struggle between president and predecessor
As the country is rocked by protests, the leader must seek stability and escape the legacy of his predecessor Nazarbayev
Former president’s handpicked successor takes control of security forces and turns to Russia for help
State of emergency declared in oil-exporting nation as Tokayev vows to respond with force to rising dissent
Tokayev expected to win Sunday’s election as ex-leader maintains grip on power
Questions remain over economic reform and upcoming snap elections
Interim leader Kassym Jomart Tokayev calls poll for June, a year ahead of schedule
The president of almost 30 years has been a relatively enlightened authoritarian
The Moscow-educated opera singer is primed to be the country’s first female leader
Dariga Nazarbayeva named Senate speaker just hours after father stepped down
Outgoing president wants to manage transition to new era after 30 years in charge
From Soviet boss to economic reformer
Sole president of country since independence says he will make way for ‘new generation’
More than a year after the dictator’s death, Tashkent may be coming in from the cold
There are worrying precedents to Egypt’s plan for a new megacity
The battle over fugitive billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov stretches from Kazakhstan to Knightsbridge
A sluggish economy adds impetus to President Nazarbayev’s aim to begin privatisation and reforms
Soviet-era ruler tested by recession from low oil price and growing dissatisfaction
Amid talk over the leadership, the country has to solve fundamental problems
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