Vladimir Putin congratulates Tokayev on 'convincing mandate' in Kazakhstan poll

Kazakhstan Elections: Vladimir Putin said, “You have received a convincing mandate of trust from fellow citizens, which opens up new opportunities.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Kazakhstan's incumbent president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on his landslide victory in a snap presidential poll held months after deadly unrest in the oil-rich Central Asian country.

Kazakhstan Elections: Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen. (AP)

"You have received a convincing mandate of trust from fellow citizens, which opens up new opportunities for the implementation of the course of national development that you are advancing," Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin.