Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls snap polls in June

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday called snap elections for June 9 following last month's surprise resignation of the Central Asian nation's longtime ruler.

"Dear compatriots... I have decided to hold snap elections on June 9, 2019," Tokayev, who replaced Nursultan Nazarbayev following his resignation last month, said in an address on state television.