Kazakh referendum aims to quell discontent as oil sector starts to shed workers

Proposals purport to tackle grievances over corruption and living conditions in a country which remains heavily dependent on Russian oil logistics

Resetting countdown: election commissioners prepare to remove ballots from a box to count them at a polling station in the Kazakhstan capital of Nur-Sultan on 5 June — Resetting countdown: election commissioners prepare to remove ballots from a box to count them at a polling station in the Kazakhstan capital of Nur-Sultan on 5 JunePhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Vladimir Afanasiev

Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev Tengiz Russia Asia & Oceania

Published 7 June 2022, 07:33Updated 7 June 2022, 07:33