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Nazarbayev backs loyalist Tokayev for Kazakh presidential vote
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan, April 23, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Kazakhstan’s founding
president Nursultan Nazarbayev on Tuesday proposed loyalist interim successor
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the ruling party’s candidate for a snap presidential
vote.
“I propose for consideration Tokayev’s candidacy,” said Nazarbayev, who
chairs the ruling Nur Otan party despite retiring from the presidency in
March. “I ask everyone to support his candidacy”.
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