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Kazakhstan's authoritarian leaders have made pledges to democratize before, but progress has in the end usually proven negligible.
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ABCNEWS.GO.COM: Kazakh leader vows sweeping reforms, 2 months after unrest
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Комментарий автора статьи о предыстории реформ в Казахстане.
Editorial guide: Ранее обещания демократизации не приводили к реальному прогрессу.
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es to be elected in single-mandate districts, and scrapping the president’s ability to fire regional officials at will. Kazakhstan’s authoritarian leaders have made pledges to democratize before, but progress has in the end usually proven negligible. Mounting public anger at the government’s inability to close the wealth gap between the nation’s richest people –- many
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