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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of Kazakhstan, 2019 to present

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A career diplomat who succeeded Nursultan Nazarbayev, he put down the January 2022 unrest with help from Russian-led troops and has promoted a “Just Kazakhstan” of reform under a strong presidency.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19406%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19107%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20067%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19219%

Political views closest to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…97%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.96%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…96%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…95%

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