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The XVI Congress of Kazakhstan’s ruling party Nur Otan has nominated the incumbent Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev as a presidential candidate.

• 11 марта 2015, 22:37

14 applications have been received by the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan ahead of the early presidential election in the country. There are two highlights this year: first ever female nominee and state language proficiency tests.

• 10 марта 2015, 20:13

President of Kazakhstan met with female representatives of the Kazakh population on the eve of International Women's Day.

• 09 марта 2015, 14:31

A Kazakh native turned Polish human rights advocate shares her presidential ambitions.

• 03 марта 2015, 17:41

The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has approved a plan for the early presidential elections in Kazakhstan.

• 28 февраля 2015, 16:03

Jeb Bush courted rightwing American voters at a crucial political testing ground, but the presumed Republican presidential frontrunner for 2016 received a mixed reception.

• 28 февраля 2015, 14:41

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismissed heated speculation he will be dumped by his conservative colleagues.

• 27 февраля 2015, 14:52

Early presidential elections in Kazakhstan have officially been scheduled to take place on 26 April, 2015.

• 26 февраля 2015, 16:28

Prime Minister Viktor Orban needs to strike a less confrontational stance after his ruling party Fidesz lost its parliamentary super-majority in a key by-election.

• 25 февраля 2015, 15:17

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan.

• 24 февраля 2015, 18:47

The Senate has requested the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan to provide an official interpretation of the Article 41 of the Constitution on early presidential elections.

• 24 февраля 2015, 17:47

Amantai-kazhy Assylbek, the leader of a Kazakhstani anti-nuclear movement, has declared his readiness to run for president.

• 23 февраля 2015, 21:06

Senators of Kazakhstan have asked Nazarbayev to agree to early presidential election in Kazakhstan.

• 23 февраля 2015, 19:24

Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossayev said that the government envisioned spending 5 bln tenge on the presidential election next year.

• 23 февраля 2015, 18:39

Bloggers' Alliance of Kazakhstan believes that Kazakhstan does not need early election but needs a referendum to extend the term of office of the incumbent President.

• 19 февраля 2015, 21:10

The Majilis has asked Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to support the idea of holding the presidential elections ahead of time.

• 19 февраля 2015, 21:10

Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was elected Greece's new president, is a veteran conservative insider whose selection has raised its share of eyebrows among the ruling left.

• 19 февраля 2015, 11:23

Early presidential elections will help Kazakhstan prevent provocations from outside and external conflicts, according to a Kazakh MP.

• 19 февраля 2015, 03:08

Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan Zhambyl Akhmetbekov says that his party supports the idea of holding presidential election in Kazakhstan early.

• 19 февраля 2015, 02:55

A two-time candidate for Kazakhstan president Gani Kasymov supports the idea of holding early election in Kazakhstan and views Nursultan Nazarbayev as the most suitable candidate.

• 19 февраля 2015, 02:42