Kazakhstan - February 2023

Despite a simplification of the registration process, political parties critical of the government in Kazakhstan have seen their applications to participate in the 19 March general elections repeatedly rejected. Although a few new parties with real or suspected ties to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev have been registered – marking the first successful registration of new political parties in decades – analysts argue the move is more about creating a new parliament beholden to Tokayev rather than his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Sources: Eurasianet