Source: Global Times
[Global Times reporter Li Jing] Kazakhstan's first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, spoke to the people through social media on the 18th. This is his first public appearance after the massive unrest in Kazakhstan. Western media suspect a feud between Nazarbayev and Kazakh President Tokayev.
Nazarbayev infographic. Image source Visual China
According to Russian satellite news agencies and Agence France-Presse, Nazarbayev first used Kazakh in the video, according to tradition, and then spoke to the people in Russian. He sat at a table with several flags behind him. Nazarbayev said the riots shocked the country and "this tragedy has taught us all a lesson, and it is important to find out who organized these massacres and murders". He said he was recuperating in the Capital and dismissed rumors of antagonism between the Kazakh elite. Nazarbayev stressed that Kazakh President Tokayev already holds all the power and will soon be elected chairman of the ruling "Light of the Fatherland" party.
![Nazarbayev, the first president of Kazakhstan: The organizers of this riot must be identified[fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)