Search: EEU,Elections (3 materials)

Kyrgyzstan Elections: Parliament Full of Oligarchs in the Eye of the Storm

... characterized by the diminishing influx of resources. Accession to the EEU appears to be an attempt by Kyrgyz elites to balance the national economy after the failure of the socio-economic model based on the re-export of Chinese and Turkish goods to the EEU and on remittances of labor migrants. Costly by local standards, the elections were won only by political entities structured along the patronage lines of partially or fully criminal capital, which jeopardizes the formation of a professional government needed for the country to change the socio-economic model. The parties ...

29.10.2015

Post-election Period in Belarus: Economy Determines Politics

....” The recipes concocted by Belarusian liberals will have the same economic results, if the state follows their advice. REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/RIA Novosti Anton Boltochko: A Half-Step from the Abyss: Belarus’s Economy Ahead of Presidential Elections For instance, Yaroslav Romanchuk, a Belarusian economist and head of Mises Research Center argues that the current employment structure cannot be preserved if the state aims to address productivity and efficiency challenges. In 2013, organizations ...

14.10.2015

The Early Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan: Before and After

... country. If events unfold in his favor, there is a probability that Massimov’s authority will only grow, especially considering the degree to which Nazarbayev trusts him. Flickr / Eric Lafforgue Kyrgyzstan Experts’ Polemic: “Kyrgyzstan and the EEU: Better In than Out” How important are the events in Kazakhstan to Russia? On the one hand, Nazarbayev’s continued presidency would serve as a positive factor. It was no accident that Vladimir Putin wished his colleague success in the upcoming elections. According to public opinion polls conducted in Russia, 38% of Russians trust Nazarbayev. However, the Kazakh president has said on more than one occasion with relation to the Ukrainian crisis that no one should cast Kazakhstan’s sovereignty ...

24.04.2015

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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