Kazakh President Nazarbayev To Leave His Post On March 20 - Decree

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 19, 2019 | 07:01 PM

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Tuesday signed a decree during live broadcast on domestic TV channels signed a decree on the termination of his powers as the head of state

ASTANA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th March, 2019) Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Tuesday signed a decree during live broadcast on domestic tv channels signed a decree on the termination of his powers as the head of state.

"I believe that the time has come for me to sign the relevant decree. Let me read it out: on the authority of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan ...

I'm terminating from March 20, 2019, my powers as President of the Republic of Kazakhstan," Nazarbayev said.

According to the decree, Senate Speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will take an oath as an interim president at a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament on March 20.

Nazarbayev announced his resignation earlier in the day in a televised address to the nation. Presidential election in Kazakhstan is planned to take place in 2020.