Kazakhstan to hold early presidential election on June 9: president

Kazakhstan's interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, called a snap presidential election on Tuesday, citing the need to eliminate political uncertainty in the oil-rich Central Asian nation.

The election will take place on June 9, Tokayev said in a televised address to the nation.

(Cover image via Reuters: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev takes the oath after he assumed the post of Kazakhstan's President during a joint session of the houses of parliament in Astana, Kazakhstan March 20, 2019.)

(REUTERS)