ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) – McDonald’s announced Thursday it was suspending operations in Kazakhstan due to supply problems as the Central Asian state gears up for an early election this weekend. A relative of the first Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kairat Boranbayev, runs a McDonald’s franchise in Kazakhstan. On Sunday, the country will hold a snap presidential vote expected to cement incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power, months after deadly unrest shook the nation and left more than […]