Kazakhstan’s ruling party announces merger with pro-Tokayev upstart

ASTANA: Kazakhstan’s ‌ruling Amanat party said on Friday it is merging itself into a party created earlier this year by allies of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ahead of parliamentary elections expected in August. At its congress in Astana, Amanat said it would become part of the Adilet, or “Justice” party, ahead of the polls. Amanat has secured ‌large parliamentary ‌majorities in every election ‌it has ⁠contested. The move comes ⁠amid an ongoing overhaul of Kazakhstan’s tightly controlled politics, with Tokayev set to step down when his term ends in 2029.

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