President of Khazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his entire government has resigned after protests over fuel price rises turned violent.
Big demonstrations were reported in several areas across the country.
Meanwhile, the President has declared a two-week state of emergency.
Police in Almaty, the country’s biggest city, used tear gas to contain crowds after vehicles were set on fire.
A decree issued by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday said that he had accepted the government’s resignation amid the unrest.
It also appointed the nation’s deputy prime minister, Alikhan Smailov, as the new prime minister on an interim basis.
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