“Nazarbayev is the first and only president of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people have always trusted him ... his decision today, probably, in all CIS spaces caused a little shock: what path will Kazakhstan take? Nursultan Abishevich always advocated friendly relations with the former USSR countries, he believed that only joint integration can overcome difficult issues. With Russia, this is a huge layer of agreements in the field of customs, social issues (issues - RT ), and agriculture, ”said Vodolatsky.

At the same time, Vodolatsky noted that Nazarbayev is not leaving the political arena.

“He remains the leader of the ruling party, he remains a member of the Constitutional Court, it remains to lead the Security Breakaway,” the deputy concluded.

Earlier, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said he was retiring.