News about Elections
President Vladimir Putin of Russia comments on the forthcoming presidential election in Kazakhstan
Today Akorda, Astana-based Presidential Residence, hosted a trilateral meeting of Heads of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus.
20 March 2015
Israel's Likud, Zionist Union neck-and-neck: exit polls
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud party was neck-and-neck with the centre-left Zionist Union in general election.
18 March 2015
Israeli voting polls open for general election: AFP
AFP correspondents said, for elections to determine whether Israelis still want incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu as leader, or will seek change after six years.
17 March 2015
Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed takes lead of Nazarbayev's election campaign office
Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed has been put in the head of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s election campaign office.
16 March 2015
Two more Kazakhstani parties support Nazarbayev's candidacy in presidential elections
Two Kazakhstan parties – Party of Patriots and Social Democratic Party Auyl - have supported the candidacy of the incumbent president Nursultan Nazarbayev in the coming presidential elections.
15 March 2015
New participants of Kazakhstan's presidential race announced
So far, 21 Kazakhstanis have expressed desire to be nominated for presidency.
13 March 2015
Ak Zhol party in Kazakhstan refuses to nominate presidential candidate
Democratic Party Ak Zhol of Kazakhstan has announced its decision to support Nursultan Nazarbayev's nomination for presidency in the upcoming election instead of nominating a candidate from its own ranks.
13 March 2015
Nazarbayev explains democracy in Kazakhstan context
President of Kazakhstan spoke about the notion of democracy and how it should be understood in the Kazakh context during the Congress of Nur Otan party on March 11.
12 March 2015
Netanyahu plays security card as rivals open poll lead
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded that the centre-left opposition could win next week's general election and appealed to voters not to take the chance with national security.
12 March 2015
Nazarbayev speaks reforms, including moving powers from President to Parliament
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about five institutional reforms he envisions for Kazakhstan that would ensure its move towards a developed and harmonious society.
11 March 2015
Nursultan Nazarbayev to run for president
The XVI Congress of Kazakhstan’s ruling party Nur Otan has nominated the incumbent Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev as a presidential candidate.
11 March 2015
Kazakhstanis applying for presidential candidacy
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 March 2015
Nazarbayev on early presidential election: My plans were different
President of Kazakhstan met with female representatives of the Kazakh population on the eve of International Women's Day.
09 March 2015
Kazakh woman to run for Polish presidency
A Kazakh native turned Polish human rights advocate shares her presidential ambitions.
03 March 2015
Details of early presidential election in Kazakhstan
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan has approved a plan for the early presidential elections in Kazakhstan.
28 February 2015
Jeb Bush cheered, jeered at conservative confab
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 February 2015
Australian PM Abbott bats away leadership speculation
Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismissed heated speculation he will be dumped by his conservative colleagues.
27 February 2015
Presidential elections in Kazakhstan scheduled to April 26
Early presidential elections in Kazakhstan have officially been scheduled to take place on 26 April, 2015.
26 February 2015
Hungary PM needs style change after poll setback: analysts
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 February 2015
Chairman of Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan appointed
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan.
24 February 2015