Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the interim president of Kazakhstan hand-picked by vetera...
ALMATY - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the interim president of Kazakhstan hand-picked by veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev as his successor, will confirm his position on Sunday in an election triggered by Nazarbayev’s resignation.
Nazarbayev, who had run the oil-rich former Soviet republic for almost three decades before stepping down in March, and retains sweeping powers, chose the 66-year-old diplomat as his successor, making the outcome of the vote all but certain. For many among 12 million registered voters, Tokayev, a former prime minister and foreign minister, will be the only familiar face among seven candidates when they go to the polling stations after a brief and uneventful campaign.
Kazakhstan’s rubber-stamp parliament, whose upper chamber Tokayev chaired before assuming the presidency, is devoid of opposition, and dissent is largely stifled through control of traditional and electronic media and social networks.Tokayev himself has said he has no doubt that he will win the election, and promised to take guidance from Nazarbayev on strategic matters. Insiders say the men effectively share the presidential palace, although Nazarbayev’s new office is in a different building.
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