► Read more at https://on.ft.com/2CuKxSH <br /> <br />Nursultan Nazarbayev said he would step down as president of Kazakhstan after three decades in charge. Kassym Jomart Tokayev, a loyal ally and former prime minister, will serve as interim president until elections next year <br /> <br />► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT <br /> <br />► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs <br /> <br />For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video <br /> <br />Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo <br />Facebook https://www.facebook.com/financialtim