In 2001, Ablyazov was among the founders of Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan, the first modern opposition party. It was created, the founders said at the time, when Nazarbayev refused to rein in a son- in-law, Rakhat Aliyev, who was accused of using his...

The prime minister has warned that Kazakhstan will face a difficult road if the global economic recovery falters. How Kazakhstan’s population will react if this happens is hard to predict. The Kazakh opposition is vocal, and some, like Nazarbayev’s...

Then, the second party, Asar, was led by the president’s daughter, Dariga Nazarbayeva. Real opposition figures scoffed at any notion of its independence. That system collapsed when Ms. Nazarbayeva withdrew from public life after her husband, Rakhat...

Dariga Nazarbayeva, 48, the oldest of the president's three daughters, was once touted as a possible successor to her father. Her prospects were severely dented after her ex-husband, Rakhat Aliyev, fled the country and was then accused of plotting to...

Dariga Nazarbayeva, 48, the oldest of the president's three daughters, was once touted as a possible successor to her father. Her prospects were severely dented after her ex-husband, Rakhat Aliyev, fled the country and was then accused of plotting to...

The Kyrgyz party elite never really accepted the authority of the Moscow-appointed figure, Absamat Masaliyev, and he was ousted by the Republic’s parliament in October 1990.7 This set a precedent. Masaliyev’s successor, Askar Akayev, was himself forced...