The government acknowledged the severity of the situation only recently. This can be explained by the fact that the government persists in its inability to look economic realities in the eye, and by the fact that in the autumn and winter the government was completely occupied by the early reelection of the President. The undemocratic electoral legislation is only the visible tip of the iceberg. In Kazakhstan there are not many political institutions, in the absence of which it is practically impossible to speak of a modern market economy. In particular, the legal system is not capable of fighting corruption and is unable to guarantee the right of private property, fair competition and protection against monopoly.
Parliament plays no independent role and is controlled entirely by the executive branch.
Political parties and labor unions operate outside the system and do not play a serious role. The instruments of mass media have no opportunity to adequately reflect what is going on. The reality is such that Kazakhstan has entered into a period of severe deficit in financial and other resources, along with obviously insufficient social stability and the sort of political system that does not develop, but rather stifles the remaining economic potential. The upcoming parliamentary elections may be called future-forming inasmuch as, after them, the President is to be reelected only after seven years and the parliament after five to six years. However, it could happen that the Kazakh stability faults as soon as in two or three years.