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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev heads for huge election victory, exit polls show

Kazakhstan President

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is running for a second term. The 69-year-old has kept his distance from Moscow, avoiding public support for Ukraine. He has pledged to address income disparity in the 19 million-person nation. Exit polls predict a resounding victory for Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Sunday’s sudden election, less than a year after … Read more

Kazakh leader blames ex-president for creating ‘layer of wealthy people’

Kazakh

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday accused his predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev, of creating a caste of wealthy elite, after unrest erupted last week, amid anger over poverty. In rare criticism of his 81-year-old mentor, who for decades was the most powerful person in Kazakhstan, Tokayev said that Nazarbayev’s rule had created “a layer of … Read more