PoliticsKazakhstan’s Tokayev appoints longtime adviser as vice president

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed longtime adviser Erlan Karin as vice president, a post created by a new constitution adopted earlier this year. The appointment places Karin first in line to succeed Tokayev. Parliament also approved the reappointment of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.

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