# Kazakhstan’s parliament votes to appoint Karin as vice president

https://mins.news/en/item/38270

- TASS, 2026-08-31 06:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2179691

> Kazakhstan’s new unicameral parliament, the Kurultai, voted to appoint Erlan Karin as vice president. Karin, previously the first deputy head of the presidential administration, was nominated by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and backed by 141 of the 145 deputies present.

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