President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev NUR-SULTAN, January 5 President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev will announce the resignation of the government on Wednesday, according to Kazakh media outlets. In the early days of 2022, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangistau region ( oil-producing region in western Kazakhstan) came out to protests against a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas. The head of the republic instructed to form a government commission to consider the situation. She announced on January 4 that she was ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce the price of gas. However, the protests did not subside, but spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, the largest city of Kazakhstan, on the evening of January 4 and on the night of January 5, protesters clashed with the security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Tokayev urged people to show prudence and not succumb to provocations from inside and outside. He noted that calls to attack civilian and military offices are illegal. According to him, «the power will not fall,» but the country «does not need a conflict, but mutual trust and dialogue.» Later, the president introduced a state of emergency in the Mangistau region and Alma-Ata until January 19. It provides for a curfew from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm; prohibition of mass events and strikes; a ban on the sale of weapons, ammunition and alcohol; confiscation of weapons and ammunition from people; strengthening the protection of especially important facilities. Entry and exit from Alma-Ata is also restricted, document checks, inspections of people and vehicles are prescribed. 
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