cannot mask a nagging question, what happens in this country when the long serving president, nursultan nazabayevy leaves long serving president, nursultan naza bayev, finally leaves power? long serving president, nursultan nazabayev, finally leaves power? my guess today is the chairman of the kazakh senate and the de facto number two to the president, kassym—jomart tokayev. is kazakhstan tiring of 1—party rule? kassym—jomart tokayev, welcome to heart talk. you have spoken about the subtle balance in this country between stability and democracy. do you think kazakhstan has the balance right? i am sure the kazakhstan has reached the right balance between stability and democracy. stability isa stability and democracy. stability is a must for us. democracy is a must for us equally. at the same time, stability should not be guaranteed or should, at the price of democracy. said the reason i was saying that there is a subtle balance between both stability and democracy, we must be stable but at the same time we must be democratic. i see the stability. that is obvious because you have had the same leade