Kazakhstan, an otherwise tranquil neighbor, underwent a surprising political change overnight.
Tokayev's announcement of his collective resignation came as a shock. This is already the third ** collective resignation of Tokayev after taking office, although the official did not explain the specific reasons, but judging from the previous resignations, perhaps this is a normal personnel rotation, or it may be a continuation of the old forces in the era of purging Nazarbayev.
After Tokayev took office, Kazakhstan experienced two cases of collective resignation.
The first time was in January 2022, when large-scale riots broke out in the country and Prime Minister Ma Ming's ** resigned. The main messengers behind it are allegedly the Nazarbayev family, trying to seize power. And the second is in January 2023, when the ** collective resignation led by Prime Minister Smailov was accompanied by the parliamentary reform carried out by ** Tokayev. The resignation was interpreted as a symbol of political reform, emphasizing the idea of a "strong, influential parliament, responsible".
The current collective resignation is sudden, compared with the previous two, there is no chaos, and there is no large-scale political reform. And at the moment when the annual report is about to be submitted, the dissolution of the report seems quite unexpected. Tokayev may be interested in using this dissolution to continue purging the old forces of the Nazarbayev era, continuing the personnel rotation he carried out last September. Last year's personnel rotation, which saw the removal of a number of key regional chiefs, a minister and a central bank governor, as well as the creation of two new ministries, was seen as a purge of Nazarbayev's old forces.
Nursultan Nazarbayev has replaced nine prime ministers in his nearly 30-year tenure, including the current Tokayev. Tokayev served as prime minister from 1999 to 2002 before resigning in January 2002, but was soon appointed chief. This situation of collective resignation may seem like a normal procedure, but in fact there may be a reshuffling of political forces behind it in order to preserve the new order under Tokayev.
Although the collective resignation of Kazakhstan** is ostensibly a routine procedure, the underlying political factors in it are food for thought. In this unpredictable political situation, how Tokayev will skillfully use this change to further advance his political agenda has become the focus of attention from the outside world. Perhaps, Kazakhstan is about to usher in a new political chapter, and this collective resignation is just one of the striking beginnings.
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