Kazakhstan's President Tokayev approves amendments to a law stripping his long-ruling predecessor of key policy-making privileges after last month's unrest exposed a power struggle
Tokayev emerged from the crisis empowered, replacing Nazarbayev in posts he held before the turn of the year.
The amendments signed into law by Tokayev on Monday removed the requirement of the government to agree domestic and foreign policy initiatives with Nursultan Nazarbayev, news agency Tengrinews reported. Tokayev's mentor Nazarbayev, 81, was widely seen as Kazakhstan's top decision-maker prior to January violence that left more than 200 people dead after protests that began over a gas price hike spiralled out of control.Monday's developments trimmed a law governing Nazarbayev's constitutional status as Kazakhstan's "Leader of the Nation".
However, the president's announcement last month that he had assumed the security council chairmanship came as a shock.
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