Tokayev wins Nur Otan approval to run for president in June 9 polling

Nur-Sultan, Apr 23 (EFE).- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan's head of state following last month's resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, is to run for president in elections slated for June 9 after receiving support on Tuesday from the ruling Nur Otan party.
"I will go to the elections to continue the strategic course marked by President Nazarbayev and guarantee the continuity of his policies," said Tokayev, who received the unanimous support of the 623 Nur Otan delegates attending a special party congress in the Kazakh capital.