No Snap Presidential Vote in Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev

AKIPRESS.COM - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said there are no immediate plans to push forward the date of the country's next presidential election, which is scheduled for 2020. His remarks in a February 5 video statement came amid speculation about a possible early election after his request for Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council to provide an official interpretation of an article from the country's constitution that deals with the termination of presidential duties, RFE/RL reported.

In a video statement, Nazarbayev said that his request to the Constitutional Council was a "routine move" to get clarification about "when and in what cases an incumbent president can be released from office." Nazarbayev said "there are no clear explanations on the matter while in other countries, their constitutions clearly define that.

" Nazarbayev also said he has not been unable to resolve questions on the issue himself. "Yes, the president has a right to announce an early presidential election, but that is not the case at this point," Nazarbaev said at the end of his...