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LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky commented on the president's first video report Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. The politician previously assumed that the former Kazakh leader was no longer alive.
At the same time, he did not understand why Nazarbayev had remained silent for so long, despite protests in the country. “We are glad that Nursultan Abishevich is alive and well. But he spoke to the people 10 days later before the main events took place in Kazakhstan, “said the Russian politician.
Zhirinovsky called Nazarbayev a very influential person who had headed the state for 30 years. However, as leader of the ruling “Nur Otan” party, he did not ask his members to take to the streets to help restore order.
Zhirinovsky wrote in his Telegram channel that Nazarbayev did not provide a clear picture of what had happened. If the protests were an attempted coup, then it is not clear why the main events did not take place in the capital, but in the city of Almaty in the south of the country. “Or was it the task of some foreign centers?” Zhirinovsky asked.
The LDPR leader recalled that in Kazakhstan “there are no groups, no winners, no slogans, no banners, no program”. As a result, a clear answer is needed. & quot; And only when it arrives & ndash; we will understand why Nursultan Abishevich was silent for 17 days, “Zhirinovsky emphasized.
Zhirinovsky previously said that former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is most likely long dead. & quot; So hide quietly, don't say anything and be alive? That is out of the question, “the politician added.
However, on January 18, Nazarbayev, who has not been seen in public since last year, broke the silence and released a video message. He specifically stated that he had been a pensioner since 2019 and that Tokaev had all the powers he said. He also denied rumors of a conflict between the country's elites. Political scientist, head of the Eurasian Analytical Club Nikita Mendkovich, also suggested that the former president of Kazakhstan could be absent due to illness.
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