As of March 15, 156 observers registered to monitor presidential elections in Kazakhstan

As of March 15, 2011, a total of 156 observers have been registered to monitor presidential elections, Tengrinews.kz reports. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kazakhstan, 25 of them represent the CIS, another 20 are representatives of far abroad countries, 7 represent international organizations, 6 are from the OSCE, and the rest 3 have been sent by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).