70% of Zhanaozen voted for Nur Otan: President NazarbayevCommenting on the situation in Zhanaozen, Nazarbayev said that “common people were not responsible [for the public unrest following a long-lasting industrial action of fired oilmen].
Voter turnout reached 70% in Kazakhstan As of 4 p.m. on January 15 6.223.525 people in Kazakhstan cast their ballots. This is 66.9 percent of the overall number of voters.
Kazakhstan is electing its parliamentToday Kazakhstan is electing member of the Majilis (lower chamber of the Parliament), and Maslikhats (local representative authorities).