Kazakhstan’s Tokayev appoints longtime adviser as vice president
Summary
Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev appointed Erlan Karin as the country’s first vice president, a role created under a new constitution. Karin, a longtime adviser to Tokayev, is now next in line to lead Kazakhstan. The Kazakh parliament also reapproved Olzhas Bektenov as prime minister.Key Facts
- Erlan Karin was named Kazakhstan’s first vice president under a new constitution adopted earlier in 2024.
- Karin has worked closely with President Tokayev since 2019 and has experience in counter-terrorism and public administration.
- President Tokayev described Karin as experienced and a patriot.
- The vice president role makes Karin first in line to succeed Tokayev as leader.
- Olzhas Bektenov was reappointed as prime minister; he has held the position since 2024.
- Both appointments were quickly approved by the pro-Tokayev parliament, controlled by the Adilet party.
- Tokayev’s new constitution allows him to run for another seven-year term; his current term ends in 2029.
- Tokayev became president in 2019, succeeding Kazakhstan’s first president, Nazarbayev, and distanced himself from Nazarbayev after unrest in 2022.
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