The Guardian: Kazakhstan president Nazarbayev steps down after 30 years in power
Nursultan Nazarbayev has led oil-rich country since fall of the Soviet Union
Kazakhstan’s president has announced his retirement after nearly 30 years as leader of the central Asian nation.
Nursultan Nazarbayev has led the oil-rich country since the fall of the Soviet Union, first as its Communist leader and then as president. He made the announcement in a surprise public address on national television on Tuesday evening.
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WNU Editor: This was unexpected. His replacement will be Kazakhstan’s Senate Speaker .... Kazakhstan’s Senate Speaker Tokayev to serve as acting president (TASS). The Kremlin is surprised .... Senior Russian lawmaker says Kazakh leader's resignation is unexpected: agencies (REuters)
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2 comments:
Kremlin "surprised"... lol they probably had dirt on him and "suggested" for him to retire, and put a more suitable successor in for them
Nazarbayev will still remain in charge of the country's Security Council and a formal position as "Leader of the Nation", which effectively means he is still in control of the country. He is just settling into a Deng Xiaoping as paramount leader role while still having extensive formal powers. He's also appointed his own replacement as president. This is little more than succession planning on his part. It would make more sense to wait until the 2020 elections and simply announce he is not running, but it is likely he wants to stack the deck now to insure stability as power transitions to the next generation. Still, this does set the precedent of a sitting ruler relinquishing his position rather than waiting to die in office.
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