Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had been criticized for a large-scale protest in Kazakhstan in Central Asia, where many casualties were reported, released a video message and appeared publicly for the first time after the turmoil. Did.

In this, he emphasized that he was completely withdrawn from the political world and asked the people to cooperate for the stability of the country.

In Kazakhstan, protests against the government spread throughout the country this month, and the government proceeded with an operation to wipe it out as a "terrorist act", resulting in the death of more than 220 people.



In the protests, the criticism was directed at former President Nazarbayev, who had been in power for a long time, but his movements were not reported and attention was focused on the trend.



Under these circumstances, a video message for the people was posted on the official website of former President Nazarbayev on the 18th, and the former president said, "Since I transferred authority in 2019, I have been a pensioner and spent the rest of my life in the capital. "I am," he said, emphasizing that he is completely withdrawn from the political world.



"It is President Tokaev who has full power. There is no conflict or conflict within the administration," he said, denying the rumor that there is a power struggle within the administration behind this turmoil, and to the people. We sought cooperation for the stability of the country.



In Kazakhstan, the state of emergency is scheduled to be lifted on the 19th, and Mr. Nazarbayev seems to want to stabilize the order by announcing his complete retirement before this.

Former President Nazarbayev, who led the country for nearly 30 years

Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev (81) has led the country in Kazakhstan for nearly 30 years since 1990 during the Soviet era.



Mr. Nazarbayev will make Kazakhstan into Central Asia by attracting investment from Western countries and China and proceeding with development by utilizing abundant resources such as crude oil and natural gas while maintaining traditional friendly relations with Russia. It has pushed it to become the most economically rich country of the five countries.



For this reason, in Kazakhstan, he was called the Father of the Nation, and gained overwhelming support, but there were criticisms that wealth and power were virtually monopolized by Mr. Nazarbayev's family and aides.



In 2019, Nazarbayev suddenly resigned as president in the middle of his term and appointed his aide, Tokaev, as his successor, but he remained a key position, such as the chairman of the National Security Council and the leader of the ruling party.



The Tokaev administration showed loyalty by changing the name of the capital of Kazakhstan from "Astana" to "Nursultan", which is the same as Mr. Nazarbayev's first name, and Mr. Nazarbayev remained in control of politics.



This time, as large-scale protests spread in the wake of rising fuel prices, participants criticized Mr. Nazarbayev, who holds power for a long time, and appealed for complete retirement from the political world. , The appearance of pulling down the statue of Mr. Nazarbayev was also seen.



President Tokaev announced on the 5th of this month that he had become the chairman of the National Security Council, which Mr. Nazarbayev had previously served, and Mr. Nazarbayev's movements were being watched.