Kazakhstan protests: government resigns amid rare outbreak of unrest
by Shaun Walker Central and eastern Europe correspond from World news | The Guardian on (#5TNHW)
President appoints acting prime minister after earlier declaring a state of emergency to tackle widespread demonstrations over rising fuel prices
Kazakhstan's president has accepted the resignation of the government, hours after he declared a state of emergency in large parts of the country in response to a rare outbreak of unrest.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Alikhan Smailov as acting prime minister, the president's office said early on Wednesday. Smailov was previously the first deputy prime minister.
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