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.
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- Fact 1: 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.
- Fact 2: 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.
- Fact 3: The 50-year-old has a background in “counter-terrorism” and has positioned himself as a key figure in promoting Tokayev’s ideology, which he has dubbed “New Kazakhstan”.
- Fact 4: Tokayev also proposed reappointing Olzhas Bektenov as prime minister, a position he has held since 2024.
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. Kazakhstan’s newly formed pro-government party wins parliamentary election Kazakhstan releases first tiger to restore extinct species Kazakhstan parliamentary elections begin: What’s at stake? Tokayev allies head for landslide victory in Kazakhstan elections Tokayev described Karin as an experienced public servant with extensive knowledge of state governance, local media reported.
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