On January 19, the state of emergency was lifted throughout Kazakhstan.
On the same day, CSTO peacekeepers completed their evacuation from Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan has basically restored social order, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced last Thursday (January 13) that Kazakhstan "has entered a new stage of development, which will be an era of radical innovation" .
On the same day, Tokayev announced the preparation of a "public welfare fund for the Kazakh people", and suggested that "it is time to pay tribute to the people" of the country's wealthy businessmen.
The outcome was a triumph for him: he had taken the most crucial step in overthrowing the influence of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
A poster with a portrait of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev leans against a pillar outside the Almaty city government building.
(Associated Press)
Beginning in 2019, Tokayev officially took over as president, but not in real power.
The first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, carefully designed the position of chairman of the National Security Council for himself when he handed over. Through the privileges conferred by the Constitution and the "First President's Law", he ensured life-long responsibility for core issues such as national sovereignty and security. The right to speak on domestic and foreign affairs has formed considerable constraints on Tokayev; in addition, Nazarbayev can still be embedded in government agencies, powerful departments, legislative bodies and other power departments at all levels. Trust the big picture.
Now, Nazarbayev has announced on January 9 that he voluntarily handed over the post of the National Security Council to Tokayev, who had already announced himself to take up the post on January 5, and published on January 18. In a public speech, he expressed confidence in Tokayev and said that the former has full power.
As Tokayev's Kazakhstan starts to restart from the riots, it is necessary for the upstart to step into the spotlight and be known to the outside world...
For details, please read the 300th issue of "Hong Kong 01" e-weekly (January 17, 2022) "
Tokayev's Kazakh is starting
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