Kazakhstan’s Tokayev appoints longtime adviser as vice president
- Erlan Karin, who has served as a top aide to Tokayev since he took over the presidency in 2019, becomes first in line to succeed his Tokayev as the leader of the Central Asian country.
- Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed longtime adviser Erlan Karin as vice president, the office created under a new constitution adopted earlier this year.
- The move on Monday makes Karin, who has served as a top aide to Tokayev since taking over the presidency in 2019, first in line to succeed him as leader of the Central Asian country.
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- Erlan Karin, who has served as a top aide to Tokayev since he took over the presidency in 2019, becomes first in line to succeed his Tokayev as the leader of the Central Asian country.
- Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed longtime adviser Erlan Karin as vice president, the office created under a new constitution adopted earlier this year.
- The move on Monday makes Karin, who has served as a top aide to Tokayev since taking over the presidency in 2019, first in line to succeed him as leader of the Central Asian country.
Sources: Al Jazeera