2019 Kazakh presidential election
Snap presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 to elect the President of Kazakhstan following the resignation of long-term President Nursultan Nazarbayev in March 2019. This was the sixth presidential election held since Kazakhstan's independence. The elections were not free and fair, and were widely denounced as a sham. Acting president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Nur Otan won the election.
Image: Kassym Jomart Tokayev (2019 05 29) (cropped)
Image: Amirzhan Kosanov (cropped 2)
Image: Dania Espaeva, June 2019 (cropped 2)
Acting President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The president of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the head of state of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The president is the holder of the highest office within the Republic of Kazakhstan. The powers of this position are described in a special section of the Constitution of Kazakhstan.
President of Kazakhstan
An official document of the presidency.
10 Years of the Constitution of Kazakhstan