NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Askar Mamin as prime minister on Friday and the newly elected lower house of parliament swiftly approved his appointment after ruling party leader Nursultan Nazarbayev asked his lawmakers to back Mamin.
Mamin had stepped down after the Jan. 10 parliamentary election as required by the constitution, after almost two years in office. Nazarbayev’s Nur Otan party swept this month’s vote to retain control over the lower house.
(This story has been refiled to fix typo in lead).
(Reporting by Tamara Vaal; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Catherine Evans)
