Central Asia’s biggest state Kazakhstan to hold Presidential polls on Nov 20

The upcoming presidential elections in Kazakhstan, scheduled for Nov. 20, will be taking place in a completely new format, said the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) observer mission Urszula Gacek.

Nurlan Abdirov, the Central Election Commission (CEC) chair, expressed his gratitude to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for the decision to send a delegation of 30 long-term and 300 short-term international observers for the upcoming presidential elections

The CEC will ensure the election campaign is conducted strictly with the law and will create all conditions for healthy and fair competition. We attach great importance to close cooperation and constructive dialogue with the mission,” said Abdirov.


The ODIHR also plans to request 300 short-term observers arrive several days before the election day.On election day, the ODIHR mission will observe the opening of polling stations, voting, the counting of ballots and the tabulation of results.

The presidential candidates in the upcoming elections can conduct their election campaigns from 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 until midnight on Nov. 19.

A total of six candidates will run for president this year.

The CEC also reported on 76 international observers from four international organizations and three accredited countries.