Kasachstan
Aktuelle Einsätze
OSCE Centre in Astana
(OSCE Other Field Activities)
Beginn: 07/98
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Zeitpunkt für Präsidentenwahl umstritten (12.08.2005)
(Quelle: Deutsche Welle) In Kasachstan ist der Zeitpunkt für die nächste Präsidentenwahl umstritten. Die Frage, ob sie dieses oder nächstes Jahr stattfinden müssen, beantwortet die Verfassung nicht genau. Der Verfassungsrat ist ratlos. ... Gestritten wird auch darüber, ob Präsident Nursultan Nasarbajew wieder kandidieren darf.
Kazakh President takes steps to ensure an easy re-election (26.06.2005)
(Quelle: New York Times) Last year, the International Republican Institute commissioned a poll here that found that despite gripes about corruption, the citizens of this booming former Soviet republic were optimistic about the future and supported President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ... He is expected to handily win re-election to yet another term in December. Still, he appears to be taking no chances. The Parliament, which he controls, has been churning out repressive laws that among other steps will force out many international nongovernmental organizations and sharply curtail the rights of protesters and religious groups.
Kazakhstan to hold presidential election in 2006, official says (04.05.2005)
(Quelle: RFE / RL) Onalsyn Zhumabekov, the head of Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission, announced at a conference in Almaty on 3 May that, according to Kazakhstan's constitution, the country's next presidential election ought to be held on the first Sunday in December 2006, Kazinform reported.
Wahlgesetz-Änderung umstritten (21.04.2005)
(Quelle: DW Fokus Ost-Südost) Die Opposition des Landes sieht die Demokratie gefährdet. Sie wirft der Staatsmacht vor, mit den Änderungen am Wahlgesetz die eigene Macht erhalten zu wollen. Kritik kommt auch von der OSZE.
Parliament bans election demonstrations (11.04.2005)
(Quelle: ISN Security Watch) Kazakhstan’s parliament amended the country’s election law on Friday to ban demonstrations during election periods, in a decision widely viewed as an effort to stave off the type of protests that have toppled entrenched leaders in three other former Soviet republics in recent years. … Nazarbaev’s term does not expire until January 2006, but the authorities are taking no chances after recent events in Kyrgyzstan, … .
Kazakh poll boosts leader's power (23.09.2004)
(Quelle: BBC) The election authorities in Kazakhstan have announced detailed results of the parliamentary elections which were held on Sunday. A second vote is still to be held in some constituencies. The tally of confirmed seats will put parties close to the president in control of parliament's lower house.
Election failed democracy test, Europeans say (21.09.2004)
(Quelle: New York Times) Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan on Sunday fell short of international standards, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday. Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev had promised that the elections would be a test for Kazakhstan's democracy. But the European group, which sent 330 people to serve as election monitors, concluded that while more parties were allowed to register than in the past, 'considerable pressure was placed on voters, especially by local officials and workplace supervisors.'
Parliamentary Vote Poses Test for Electoral Transparency in Kazakhstan (10.09.2004)
(Quelle: Eurasianet) Though lacking the drama of a tight race, many observers consider the election a key test of Kazakhstan’s commitment to electoral transparency. Several public opinion surveys indicate that forces aligned with President Nursaltan Nazarbayev should dominate the election. Analysts, however, have noted of one poll that shows the Asar party, led by Dariga Nazarbayeva, the president’s daughter, has steadily lost support in recent months. At the same time, the moderate opposition party, Ak Zhol, has experienced a significant gain in public backing.
OSCE PA, ODIHR to lead observation of parliamentary elections (06.09.2004)
(Quelle: OSCE) The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has appointed OSCE PA Vice-President Ihor Ostash as his Special Co-ordinator to lead the Short-Term OSCE Observation Mission for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan on 19 September 2004. The OSCE Election Observation Mission is a joint effort between the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.
OSCE to send observers to Kazakh elections (26.06.2004)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) Robert Barry, head of the OSCE's ODIHR Election Observer Mission, announced on 24 June in Astana that the OSCE will send observers to monitor Kazakhstan's 19 September elections to the Majilis, or lower house of parliament, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported. … According to Barry, the OSCE will send 20-30 long-term observers to monitor the entire election process and then 200-300 observers to watch polling places on election day.
UNHCR-Vertretung in der Hauptstadt eröffnet (01.04.2004)
(Quelle: DW Monitor) Der UN-Flüchtlingskommissar hat in der kasachischen Hauptstadt Astana eine UNHCR-Vertretung eröffnet, meldete das kasachische Fernsehen am 31. März.
UN deploys human rights adviser for Central Asia (18.03.2004)
(Quelle: UN Wire) The United Nations has deployed an international human rights expert in Kazakhstan as its regional adviser for Central Asia to provide advice and training to government officials and policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations, U.N. agencies and other international players, the world body announced yesterday.
OSCE Representative Calls on Kazakhstan not to Adopt Government Version of Media Law (20.02.2004)
(Quelle: Radio Free Europe) Ambassador Anton Rupnik, head of the OSCE Center in Almaty, told the Third Congress of Journalists of Kazakhstan, presently under way in Atyrau, that it is not in Kazakhstan's interest to adopt the government version of a new law on the media, gazeta.kz reported on 20 February. … The new media law, still making its way through the legislative process, has been criticized for giving the authorities too much control over the media.
Young Journalists Take Part in OSCE-Sponsored Master Classes (16.02.2004)
(Quelle: OSCE) The OSCE Centre in Almaty's first master class training for young journalists kicked off today in Kazakhstan's Caspian port city of Atyrau. The programme is aimed at giving students and young professionals the opportunity to hone their skills with a former New York Times correspondent and Princeton lecturer, Christopher Wren.
U.S. Calls on Kazakhstan to Meet All Its OSCE Commitments (05.02.2004)
(Quelle: RFE/RL) Responding to the semi-annual report by Anton Rupnik, head of the OSCE Center in Almaty, Deputy Chief of the U.S. delegation to the OSCE Douglas Davidson said the United States approves of Kazakhstan's desire to serve as the OSCE's annual chairman in 2009, but the country must meet all its OSCE commitments, gazeta.kz reported on 4 February.
Kazakhstani Leaders Move to Establish Reformist Credentials Ahead of Parliamentary Vote (03.02.2004)
(Quelle: Eurasianet) Kazakhstan’s leadership is seeking to establish a reformist image ahead of parliamentary elections later in 2004. Parliament is poised to approve an electoral code that seeks to improve the transparency of the voting process. Meanwhile, a new political party headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s daughter, Dariga, is casting itself as Kazakhstan’s leading movement for social change.
OSCE Head to Visit Central Asia (04.07.2003)
(Quelle: Irinnews) The Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is set to travel to Central Asia this weekend, taking in four of the five OSCE participating states in the region. … In addition to human rights, he will hold discussions on democracy, good governance, economic cooperation and politico-military security-related matters. Furthermore, the dialogue will also include specific priorities of the OSCE Chairmanship, such as various forms of trafficking and the fight against terrorism.