Kazakhstan elects former ruler’s chosen candidate as its new president
Unprecedented protests that broke out in the country’s two capitals were swiftly dealt with by the authorities
10 June 2019 - 14:18
Almaty — Kazakhs elected former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s favoured successor as president, signaling political continuity in central Asia’s biggest energy producer.
Amid an unusual flare-up of street protests in Kazakhstan’s two biggest cities, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won Sunday’s vote with 71%, defeating six other candidates, according to a central election commission statement broadcast by state TV, which put turnout at 77.4%...
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