A presidential election was held in Kazakhstan in Central Asia on the 20th, and local media reported that the incumbent President Tokayev will be re-elected.
Mr. Tokayev has also shown a stance of keeping a certain distance from neighboring Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, and is expected to aim for a foreign policy that emphasizes relations with countries such as China and Europe.
In Kazakhstan's presidential election held on the 20th, six candidates, including the incumbent President Tokayev, ran, and the local media reported that Mr. Tokayev won more than 80% of the votes as a result of exit polls and was certain to be re-elected. I'm here.
Kazakhstan's former president Nazarbayev, who led the country for nearly 30 years, was criticized for his monopoly on wealth and power in January, sparked by nationwide protests triggered by fuel price hikes. , Mr. Tokayev had embarked on removing the influence of the former president.
In addition to strengthening the powers of parliament so far, Mr. Tokayev has amended the constitution on his own initiative, limiting the term of office of the president to one term of seven years. We ran into a presidential election.
In addition, while maintaining friendly relations with neighboring Russia, Mr. Tokayev has shown a stance of keeping a certain distance since Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine, stabilizing his power base. It is expected that China, Europe, the United States, Turkey, and other countries will aim for a foreign policy that emphasizes relations with them.