All 79 polling stations abroad have completed their work.
Today at 8 a.m. Astana time, the
last polling station, located at the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in San
Francisco, U.S., closed. Earlier, our
compatriots living in Washington and New York, as well as in Europe, the UK and Finland, had
already cast their ballots. As a reminder, polling stations were opened in 61
countries outside Kazakhstan.
«Even though I am currently abroad, I try not to miss
important events taking place in our country. On days like this, each of us
should be ready to exercise our constitutional right. I came to this polling
station in San Francisco to express my civic position,» shared Aiman Iskakova, student at University of California.
«Even though I am abroad, I stay engaged with the changes taking place in my country. Today, I came to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington to exercise my civic right and make my choice. For every citizen of Kazakhstan, being able to make their own choice is a responsibility,» noted Zulfiya Kurmanbekova, Associate Professor, PhD.
As a reminder, the first Kazakh citizens to cast their
ballots the previous day were those in Asian countries, including the Republic
of Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Mongolia, Indonesia, Thailand and
Vietnam. Voting then continued at polling stations in Austria, Belgium,
Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, France, Switzerland and Portugal. Overall,
according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazakh citizens living abroad
showed strong voter engagement in the Kurultai elections, with turnout reaching
84.4%.
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