June 12, 2022

‘We're all war correspondents now’: unday's referendum, Kazakhstanis voted to amend the country's Constitution. The authorities call it a step towards democracy, but many have doubts.

12 minutes

On June 5, Kazakhstan held a referendum on amendments to its Constitution that were proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. If you ask the Kazakhstani government, these amendments are a serious step on the path towards Kazakhstan's democratization. But many political scientists, activists, and Kazakhstani citizens believe that the referendum's main goal is to consolidate Tokayev's own power. Meduza explains what's happened in Kazakhstan since the protests that swept through the country in January, how Sunday's elections went, and how Kazakhstani citizens see the situation.

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By Nikolai Priser

June 12, 2022

‘We're all war correspondents now’: unday's referendum, Kazakhstanis voted to amend the country's Constitution. The authorities call it a step towards democracy, but many have doubts.

12 minutes

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‘We're all war correspondents now’: unday's referendum, Kazakhstanis voted to amend the country's Constitution. The authorities call it a step towards democracy, but many have doubts.

‘We're all war correspondents now’: unday's referendum, Kazakhstanis voted to amend the country's Constitution. The authorities call it a step towards democracy, but many have doubts.