Both the former and current presidents of Kazakhstan are allies of neighbouring Russia. Nursultan Nazarbayev is shown here with Russian President Vladimir Putin in December 2021
Kazakhstan is holding a referendum Sunday to overhaul its constitution after deadly unrest in January ended founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s three-decade grip on Central Asia’s richest country.
Another amendment prevents relatives of the president from holding government positions — a clear nod to the influence of Nazarbayev’s family and in-laws, who lost powerful positions in the aftermath of the violence.
Originally published as Kazakhstan holds referendum to move past Nazarbayev era
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