Following the resignation of long-serving President Nursultan Nazarbaev in March, a presidential election will take place in Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019.

Interim President Qasym-Khomart Toqaev will stand as the candidate for the ruling party. Seven other candidates have been nominated. Opposition organisations have urged a boycott of the election and there have been street protests.

Further reading

RFE/RL coverage of election nominations https://www.rferl.org/a/eight-nominees-submit-applications-to-run-for-kazakh-president/29910399.html