Over 250 international observers accredited for Kurultai elections

Over 250 international observers accredited for Kurultai elections

More than 250 representatives from international organizations and foreign countries will observe the preparation and conduct of voting in Kazakhstan’s Kurultai elections. The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) has accredited an additional 155 international observers. They represent nine countries and four international organizations. The newly accredited observers include representatives from the OSCE and CSTO Parliamentary Assemblies, as well as the CIS Observer Mission and the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. In addition, observers from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Myanmar, Romania, and Ukraine have been accredited. According to the CEC, the list will be updated as additional accreditation applications are received. 

«These international missions include 74 parliamentarians from 29 countries, including representatives from Austria, Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Spain, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, and other countries,» said CEC Deputy Chairman Mukhtar Yerman.