Kazakhstan has sworn in Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as interim president a day after longtime leader Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned.
Associated Press: New Kazakh president sworn in after longtime leader resigns
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 01, 2011 Kassym Jomart Tokayev, the director general of the United Nations Office in Geneva, attends the opening ceremony of the 100th annual conference of the ILO, the UN's prime advocate of decent working conditions, in Geneva. - Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his shock resignation on March 19, 2019, 29 years after taking office. "The mandate of the presidency will pass to the chairman of the senate for the remainder of my presidential term," Nazarbayev said, referring to the constitution. The senate chair position is currently held by Nazarbayev loyalist Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 65, a former prime minister and career diplomat.
