ASSESSMENTS
Kazakh Elections Raise the Specter of Unrest
Feb 25, 2015 | 09:57 GMT

A man casts his vote in Kazakhstan's April 2011 presidential election in the village of of Malovodnoe.
(VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary
Kazakhstan is likely to hold an early presidential election amid the country's second major economic crisis in six years. The Kazakh economy is facing difficulties in nearly every sector. Though the government has plans to counter the mounting economic pressure, Kazakhstan will likely experience social unrest — something the government has not handled well in the past.
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