How Kazakhstan strongman's exit could pave way for Russian President Putin.
Nursultan Nazarbayev's plans to step down as Kazakhstan's president may inspire other leaders in the region.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
“It says something about Russia and the entire post-Soviet space that Putin and other leaders are approaching the succession trap,” he added, referring to countries that do not have clear plans for transferring power.Although Nazarbayev resigned from the presidency, he still holds the title “Leader of the Nation” and will stay on as the head of the ruling party and of the Security Council, a lifetime position.
On March 20, former Prime Minister Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was sworn in as the interim president, at least until the next election, which is slated for 2020. Tokayev immediately proposed renaming the country’s capital from Astana to Nursultan, Nazarbayev’s first name. Nazarbayev has managed to step down as president without relinquishing influence, drawing comparisons to other world leaders who have done the same, such as Singapore’s Lee Kwan Yew. That’s something Putin could well want to emulate, said Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center, a think tank.
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