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Kazakhstan Commission on Social-Cultural Development discussed and submitted draft Marriage and Family Code for the second reading on October 6.

According to him, China is targeting Kazakhstan as part of its demographic expansion campaign.

Draft Religious Law will “grossly curb Kazakhstani citizens’ right to freely practice and express their faith": Freedom House.

The average age of newly elected Kazakhstan senators made 56.5 years.

Observers of the CIS mission have concluded that the Kazakhstan Senate elections complied with the country’s legislation.

Preliminary lists of the new Senators have been made available.

The final results will be announced by the CEC today, August 19, at 5:00 p.m. Astana time.

No violations were registered during elections to Kazakhstan Senate as of 11 a.m. August 19.

The majority of Almaty Maslikhat voted for Akhan Bizhanov at Senate deputies elections.

Voting of Maslikhat deputies of different levels started at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Astana time in 16 regions of the country.

Seven out of 46 contestants of Kazakhstan Senate seats withdrew.

Kazakhstan CEC accredited 60 observers from international organization for elections of Senate deputies scheduled for August 19.

The CEC has registered a total of 52 candidates (against 47 in 2005 and 50 in 2008). Candidates registration in Aktyubinsk oblast is not closed yet.

Deadlines for nomination and registration of candidates to the Kazakhstan Senate have been put off for Aktobe oblast.

Nominarion period has finished. Registration of candidates will last until July 29.

The total number of contenders, both registered and unregistered, is currently 86.

In September Kazakhstan’s Parliament will detailedly consider the draft resolution to send military engineers to Afghanistan: Majilis Speaker Ural Mukhamdzhanov.

However, Kazakhstan has been rendering and will be rendering humanitarian aid to the Afghan people, he said.

June 9 the Kazakh Senate refused to ratify the agreement, saying that such issues should be considered at joint sessions. However, at a joint session June 20 the issue was not on the agenda.

The draft law seeks to set fixed prices for certain types of petroleum products of importance to socially vulnerable groups of population.