“President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has full power. He is the chairman of the security council. Soon the president will be elected chairman of the Nur Otan party. Therefore, there is no conflict or confrontation in the elite. Rumors on this topic are absolutely groundless,” Nazarbayev said in a statement published on his website.

He stressed that the January events shocked the whole of Kazakhstan, and the purpose of these organized riots and attacks on Kazakhstan was to destroy the integrity of the country and the foundations of the state.