Kazakhstan's Amanat Backs Merger With Adilet at Astana Congress as Tokayev Reshapes 1-party landscape
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Kazakhstan's Amanat Backs Merger With Adilet at Astana Congress as Tokayev Reshapes 1-party landscape
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Summary
Amanat deputies at a congress in Astana approved a proposal to merge the ruling party with the newly formed, pro-Tokayev Adilet group, according to state news agency Kazinform.
The move folds a new political vehicle into Kazakhstan’s dominant party structure as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev continues remaking the political system in Central Asia’s largest oil producer.
Adilet is a newly created grouping aligned with Tokayev, making the merger another sign that changes in Kazakhstan’s party system are being driven from the top.