Elections 1999-98

After Ukraine, the empire strikes back.
“Financial Times”, December 27, 2005

Kazakh president gains third term
as observers attack ballot methods 08 Dec 2005

Former Soviet republics use dirty tricks to sway polls
Many have mastered the art of preserving the appearance of democracy while seeking to produce a pre-determined result 07 Dec 2005

US Congress decries Kazakh elections
Statement of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 07 Dec 2005

Europe denounces the Nazarbayev election
Statement by the Presidency of the European Union 06 Dec 2005

West blasts fraud in Kazakhstan president's landslide win
Opposition called for the result to be annulled 06 Dec 2005

Kazakh election flaws
The Soviet-style numbers have little to do with democracy and everything to
do with consolidating the power of the authoritarian Mr Nazarbayev 06 Dec 2005

Kasachische Demokratie
OSCE must keep its minimum standard and not allow Kazakhstan chairmanship in 2009 06 Dec 2005

Election takes place quietly in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has never held fair or just elections 05 Dec 2005

Prasidentenwahl in einem Familienunternehmen
Das ol-und gasreiche Kasachstan ist fest in den Handen von Nursultan Nasarbajew 05 Dec 2005

Kazakh election flawed despite administrative improvements
Preliminary conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission 05 Dec 2005

International Election Observation Mission
Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions on presidential election in Kazakhstan 05 Dec 2005

Unfair and undemocratic
Leading world press about election in Kazakhstan 05 Dec 2005

Aufruhr im Steppenland
Der Spiegel, 4 Dezember 2005, Uwe KLUSSMANN

"Farbige Revolutionen" auch in Zentralasien?
Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 3 Dezember 2005

Kasachstan: Wirtschaftswunderland mit politischem Defizit
HANDELSBLATT, Freitag, 02. Dezember 2005, Astana

Huter des "friedlichen Himmels"
Die Welt, 2 Dezember, Manfred QUIRING

Demonstrations feared in Kazakhstan
The Associated Press By JIM HEINTZ, December 2‚ 2005