Despite renewing his presidency Kazakhistan, Kasım-Ymart Tokayev starts the legislature on the wrong foot. They gathered in Astana, the capital of the country. demonstrations Not authorized by Kazakh authorities. this minus thirty degrees Hundreds of people did not return on the Kazakh streets typical of this time of year, but showed up in the center of the city.
The heart of the Central Asian country is on the streets, and there were critical moments right after the opening ceremony. Dozens of detainees have been confirmed. for most of the afternoon there was internet closed He worked intermittently throughout the Kazakh capital and after hours.
Some local media point out that the protesters are supporters of businessman Marat Abiyev, the creator of the Architects of the Future project. In the spring, his followers tried to reach Astana from different parts of the country, but the security forces blocked their buses. However, the Kazakh police did not approve Let the Protestants be the supporters of this Kazakh millionaire.
Tokayev at the head of Kazakhstan
The President of Kazakhstan was sworn in for the second time. second legislaturewhich will last 2029. Just this year, it was met with great defiance on the streets, especially in the most populous city and former capital, Almaty, when serious riots shook the country earlier in the year. In this case, he went so far as to ask the security forces to shoot to kill, warning on television that the protesters would be “destroyed”. These protests forced Astana to seek a military alliance of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, with the presence of Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, de facto led by Russia, but playing an important role in pacifying the country.
Tokayev some have won elections with little opposition Last Sunday, November 20. Throughout 2022, he tried to get as far away as possible from his dolphin predecessor and criticized the 29-year rule of the country. Despite being seen as an authoritarian country according to indicators like The Economist’s Democracy Index, the Central Asian president talks about modernizing and democratizing the country. “We have a lot of work to do to transform society and make Kazakhstan a developed country with truly democratic institutions,” the Kazakh leader said at the swearing-in ceremony this Saturday. said.