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Hundreds arrested as Kazakhs elect first new leader in decades

Police in Kazakhstan arrested hundreds of opposition protesters Sunday at polls to elect the country's first new president in 30 years following the departure of historic leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. His hand-picked successor Kassym Jomart-Tokayev is a shoo-in to win the vote contested by six other candidates.

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