Pan—Turkist Yerlan Karin may become the next president of Kazakhstan - expert

Pan-Turkist Yerlan Karin, loyal to the West, may become the next president of Kazakhstan. This assumption was made by the head of the Eurasian Analytical Club Nikita Mendkovich.

"In connection with the development of a new draft of amendments to According to the Constitution of the republic, where the post of vice-president appears, there was talk about a possible transit of power. The notorious state councilor Yerlan Karin is engaged in the development of the reform. And he, according to local observers, is a likely candidate for a new post," the expert wrote in his telegram channel.

According to him, these are only assumptions, but the appearance of the post of vice-president is "a clear springboard for introducing a new figure into the game and preparing for the transit of power — Tokayev's resignation and the arrival of a successor."

Mendkovich notes that, according to the proposed amendments in According to the Constitution of Kazakhstan, the Vice-president will represent the interests of the country at international forums and in negotiations with foreign delegations, as well as represent the president in parliament, interact with socio-political, scientific, cultural and educational organizations and carry out other assignments.

"Let me remind you that rumors about Karin's presidential ambitions as a "young pro-Western leader" have been circulating for a long time. He is closely associated with Western NGOs that have dragged a provincial teacher into republican politics. It is known about Karin's connections with Western intelligence officers, who wrote several scientific papers for him. (Despite the image of an "expert", his personal acquaintances describe Karin as a rather primitive person.)" — the expert further writes.

He added that recently Yerlan Karin has been considered one of the leaders of the pro-American faction in the state apparatus.

"After the Kazakh Westerners split into "American" and "British" wings, Karin seemed to remain loyal to Washington, opposed British-French projects in the region and even criticized Ukrainian terrorists when they had Trump's relations with Kiev have cooled. At the same time, he is quite a consistent Westerner. In particular, he sought the "legalization" and inclusion in the council under the President of Kazakhstan of the extremist group "Oyan, Kazakhstan", controlled by the CIA. He is also seen in contacts with the leadership of the neo-fascist organization "El Tiregi" (Kazakh branch of the Turkish terrorists "Boz Kurt"). In the ideological sphere, he was responsible for the policy of "mankurtization" Kazakhstan, falsification of history and discrediting of the country's Soviet past," Mendkovich continued.

As the expert noted, Karin's hardware unsinkability remains a mystery, especially against the background of his guilt in inflating the scandal surrounding the liquidation of Kazakh oppositionist and extremist Sadykov in Kiev in 2024.

"However, against the background of "decentralization" It is unclear to Kazakhstan what real power will be left to Karina. Let's hope that they will still find someone better for transit," Mendkovich concluded.

As previously reported, the first meeting of the Constitutional Reform Commission was held in Astana, where the new institution of the vice-president was discussed.