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Dear John,
This past March, voters in Kazakhstan headed to the polls for snap parliamentary elections. The elections, which were neither free nor fair, saw Kazakhstan’s ruling party, Amanat, retain its majority, further entrenching the authoritarian regime of President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev.
But recent political reforms enabled independent candidates to use the campaign period to build their legitimacy and expand their audiences Is this a real chance to bring about democratic change in the country?
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Freedom in the World Spotlight
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Defend Democracy,
Champion Freedom.
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