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ALMATY: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, an ally of veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, was set to be elected president of Kaza­khs­tan on Sunday with 70 per cent of the vote, according to exit polls. Nazarbayev, who had run the oil-rich former Soviet republic for almost three decades before stepping down in March and retains sweeping powers, hand-picked the 66-year-old diplomat to succeed him, …

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