Candidates from seven state-approved parties took part in the election, while opposition parties were banned. As Central Asia's largest nation, Kazakhstan maintains a delicate balance between Russia and the West.

Independent journalists and government critics in Kazakhstan face mounting pressure ahead of the country’s first parliamentary elections following a controversial constitutional…

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The Central Asian country heads to the polls on August 23.

Kazakhstan on Sunday voted in its first elections for the 145-member Kurultai, the countrys new unicameral Parliament created under a Constitution that took effect on July 1.…