Voting in the Kurultai elections is already underway outside Kazakhstan. 26 polling stations were the first to open abroad. Voting began at 3:00 a.m. Astana time in Japan and South Korea, followed by China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Mongolia. At 5:00 a.m., polling stations opened in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. An hour later, voting began in Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic, with India following at 6:30 a.m.
«I came to these elections dressed as a biy – a judge and statesman. In this way, I want to highlight the connection between the historical traditions of the Kazakh people and the modern aspirations of Kazakhstan’s younger generation. We believe in the positive changes taking place in the country and are ready to play an active part,» said Alisher Azimbayev, a student at the University of Tsukuba.
«We came to Xi’an to take part in the international Wu Lin Feng Kung Fu Festival. We practice the Chinese martial art of Tai Chi, and the festival happened to coincide with the Kurultai elections. We are happy to be here at the Consulate General to cast our votes,» said Kazakh citizen Tatyana Zhigalkina.
«Today is the day of the Kurultai elections. I believe this is a very important event for our country, and by casting my vote, I am fulfilling my civic duty. We are currently in Mongolia, and this is our first time voting abroad, here at the Embassy of Kazakhstan,» said Yerbolat Akhmedyarov, conductor at the Astana Opera State Theatre.
A total of 79 polling stations have been set up at Kazakhstan’s diplomatic
missions in 61 countries. More than 11,000 Kazakh citizens have been included
in the overseas voter lists. In Russia, voting is taking place in five cities:
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Astrakhan, Omsk, and Kazan. Four polling stations are
operating in both Germany and Türkiye,
three each in the United States and China, and two each in Belarus, Saudi Arabia,
and the United Arab Emirates.
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