Tokayev’s “Kurultai state”: why Kazakhstan’s new political architecture matters for Europe

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has used the 5th session of Kazakhstan’s National Kurultai in Kyzylorda to sketch what amounts to a redesigned political system: a shift toward a unicameral parliament, a proposal to rename the future legislature “Kurultai,” a new consultative institution (Khalyk Kenesi / People’s Council), and—crucially—signals that these changes are being prepared for a […]