2011 in Kazakhstan

Incumbents

• President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Prime Minister: Karim Massimov

  Events

February

• February 2 - The parliament of Kazakhstan approves a bill giving the President the power to declare a snap presidential election.
• February 4 - President Nursultan Nazarbayev calls an early election for April 3, rejecting a plan for a referendum intended to allow him to rule for another decade.

  April

• April 3 - A presidential election takes place in Kazakhstan, with President Nursultan Nazarbayev winning 95% of the vote.
• April 8 - Nursultan Nazarbayev is sworn in as President of Kazakhstan for another five-year term, in a vote criticized as flawed.