Nur Otan party proposes Nazarbayev’s candidacy for upcoming election

Academician Kenzhegali Sagadiyev has proposed nominating Kazakhstan’s current president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, as a candidate in the early presidential election in Kazakhstan.

"We have to nominate Nursultan Nazarbayev on behalf of the Nur Otan party and obtain his consent," TASS cited him.

The early presidential election was proposed by the Council of the People’s Assembly of Kazakhstan. Major political parties, including the ruling party Nur Otan, the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol and the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan supported the initiative.

The early presidential election in Kazakhstan is scheduled for April 26, 2015.