Nur-Sultan, Apr 28 (EFE).- The first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, announced here Wednesday that he is stepping down as chairman of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan in favor of current head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
"In accordance with the Constitutional Law of Elbasy, I have the right to chair the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan for life. I do not refuse, I will always be with you. But the Assembly should stand next to the current president as support," he said during the body's 29th session.
INCLUDES VIDEO COURTESY OF ELBASY AND THE ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN.
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