"He must have drawn some conclusions at a personal level," Luca Anceschi, a Central Asia expert at the University of Glasgow, told AFP. The leader has given few hints about any potential heirs, meaning that the chief question facing Kazakhstan is who could eventually take over from him. "There are certain doubts that Dariga Nazarbayeva has the capacities or experience needed to run the country," political expert Daniyar Ashimbayev told AFP. "Most probably she was moved to the senate to shield her from criticism of the government during this ongoing economic crisis." They respect him everywhere," said Gulmira, 45, who teaches at a secondary school named after Nazarbayev in the provincial town of Kokshetau.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2016 03:22 UTC