Police arrested several dozen people who gathered at the shopping center “Shapagat” in Astana, to Express disagreement with the renaming of the city at the head of

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On March 19 the first President of the Republic Nursultan Nazarbayev has resigned of the head of state after nearly 20 years in office

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Police arrested several dozen people who gathered at the shopping center “Shapagat” in Astana, to Express disagreement with the renaming of the city to the President. About it reports “Interfax” with reference to the eyewitness. According to him, the people were peaceful and just talked, but was detained about 60 people.

– “Hasty history with the renaming of the capital to create a constitutional crisis”

RIA “Novosti” adds that the detention began after the congregation began to assert political claims on camera to reporters. The participants demanded democratic reform, and also protested against the planned renaming Astana to Nursultan in honor of the first President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Before the rally at the venue there was a group of young people who began to sing and dance, saying they celebrate Nowruz (Nauryz, the spring equinox), despite the fact that the place chosen for opposition rallies, is not traditional for the festivities. They also hampered the work of journalists, closing hands the lenses of camcorders and cameras, requiring “only show the positive.”

“Present time” noted that in Astana, detained about 10 people, including the reporter of the portal Glushkov Svetlana. A police explained the detention by the fact that Glushkov received a complaint from some woman. Several people were detained in Shymkent (Shymkent).

In Almaty detained activists were held in the area of the intersection of Panfilov street and Gogol street. The audience, among other things, expressed its disagreement with the renaming of the capital, which, according to them, is carried out without taking into account the views of citizens. One of the participants of the meeting drew attention to the fact that the authorities did not reply to the request of the initiative group to assign a local ice arena, the name of the famous figure skater Denis ten, then how to change the name of the capital “takes place in record time, despite the fact that many do not agree with it.”

Portal GoPetition petition against the renaming of the capital, addressed to the new head of state, Kasim-Zhomart Tokaev, the Parliament of the Republic and members of the largest Pro-presidential party “Nur-Otan”.

The authors of the petition draw attention to the fact that the renaming of the capital is an important issue requiring public discussion by referendum. However, the government did not consider it necessary to hold such a discussion. In addition, the renaming of the capital means a huge investment budget, ranging from simple signage to changes in navigation systems and international treaties, which looks quite strange in the conditions of insufficient financing in many areas of life.

The name “Astana” is a brand that has emerged since the beginning of the transfer of the capital and only recently became recognizable in the international arena, the statement says. Therefore, the authors of the petition demand not to rename the capital to legitimately discuss this issue with residents of the Republic. The petition was signed by about 42.5 thousand people.

On March 19 the first President of the Republic Nursultan Nazarbayev has resigned of the head of state after nearly 20 years in office. However, he will remain Chairman of the security Council of the Republic, the Chairman of the party “Nur Otan” (“light of the Fatherland”) and a member of the constitutional Council.

The new head of state became Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The next day after the resignation of Nazarbayev, he proposed to rename the capital of Kazakhstan Nursultan. On the same day, the Parliament in joint session of both chambers adopted the law on introducing amendments to the Constitution. The next day at the building of the city administration held a rally, were detained 20 people. Against the background of these news in Runet began to gain popularity the assumption that the same fate awaits the Russian capital, where the cult of personality of the ruler has long started and already in full swing.