kazakhstan

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.