ALMATY (Reuters) - The Kazakh government is preparing to back President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's campaign ahead of the June 9 snap election, three sources told Reuters.
Tokayev himself has not yet said whether he plans to run, but he could be nominated as early as this week by the ruling Nur Otan party which will hold a congress on April 23, a move that would virtually guarantee him victory.
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