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CEC accredits 1050 observers As of March 26, the Central Election Commission has accredited 960 international observers and 90 media representatives with an observer status.

26 марта 2011

5 thousand volunteers to observe presidential elections 5 thousand students and young people have volunteered to observe presidential elections in Kazakhstan on April 3, 2011.

25 марта 2011

CEC briefs Pierre Morel on presidential elections Vladimir Foos, CEC Vice Chairman, briefed on the CEC work, election campaigns of presidential candidates and their parties.

24 марта 2011

CEC accredits anticipated observers: half done, half to go According to the CEC, a total of 540 observers have been registered so far.

19 марта 2011

Over $18 million of budget money to be paid in salaries to members of election commissions It is almost half of the amount allocated out of the state budget to organize the forthcoming presidential elections.

18 марта 2011

As of march 18, CEC accredits 386 long-term observers A new party of observers of international organizations and other states has been accredited.

18 марта 2011

Kazakhstan aims to transit to parliamentary regime in future “In future Kazakhstan will endeavor to transit from presidential-parliamentary to parliamentary-presidential or parliamentary system,” presidential aid Yermekbayev said.

17 марта 2011

Polling stations in 35 Kazakh embassies ready for presidential elections Voting stations installed in 35 Kazakh Embassies for Kazakh citizens living abroad.

16 марта 2011

OSCE Mission and Kazakhstan General Prosecutor's office to cooperate Mami and Everts agreed to exchange information should any violations of election law be revealed.

16 марта 2011

As of March 15, 156 observers registered to monitor presidential elections in Kazakhstan Most of them represent the CIS and far abroad countries.

16 марта 2011

Kazakh citizens can find out number and address of their voting station by email Kazakh citizens can find out the number and address of their voting station by email.

13 марта 2011

Election campaign materials counted 406 campaign materials were broadcasted during the first days of the campaign. Gani Kasymov is the most TV-frequent presidential candidate.

11 марта 2011

CEC accredits new observers The Central Election Commission has accredited another 15 observers of the CIS mission and 6 observers of Hungary, Lithuania and Ukraine.

11 марта 2011

Council of Europe to send elections observers to Kazakhstan State Secretary – Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev had a telephone talk with PACE President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu today.

11 марта 2011

The whole world is going to monitor elections in Kazakhstan There will be a new form of social monitoring and control at the forthcoming presidential elections in Kazakhstan. It is going to be enforced by means of Twitter and Facebook social networks.

10 марта 2011

150 political scientists to discuss the elections Congress of political scientists is going to be held in Almaty. 150 political scientists from 27 countries of the world are expected to take part in the congress to discuss state structure and election climates of post-soviet countries.

05 марта 2011

Gani Kasymov promises 30% of Parliament seats to women Presidential candidate Senator Gani Kasymov promises that in case of victory he will make sure that 30% of the seats in the Parliament are held by women. Gender policies are among Kasymov’s top priorities.

04 марта 2011

Gani Kasymov to increase wages for Kazakh language Presidential candidate Gani Kasymov promises to increase wages of those who can speak Kazakh language.

04 марта 2011

CEC accredits another 15 international observers As of March 4, 2011 CEC has registered a total of 74 international observers of the OSCE, CIS and other states.

04 марта 2011

Communication Ministry to ensure all candidates have equal access Nazarbayev instructs Communication Ministry to ensure that each of the presidential candidates have equal opportunities to talk on the radio, have their messages broadcasted on TV and get press coverage of their election platform.

03 марта 2011

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