Polling stations For voting at the extraordinary elections of the President of Kazakhstan opened in most areas of the country.
This is the sixth scores of the presidential elections in Kazakhstan. Who led the country for almost 30 years, Nursultan Nazarbayev, laid down the range of possibilities of the President March 20. The head of the country was Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who was speaker of the upper house of Parliament.
A special election Tokayev was appointed 3 weeks after taking office.
Presidential candidates was 7 people, and among them Tokayev, who was put forward by the party Nur Otan, chaired by Nazarbayev. The President is elected for 5 years. Turnout there, the elections will be declared valid anyway. To win, a candidate must gain more than 50% of votes came to the polls. If any candidate fail to secure the necessary support of the Residents, will be appointed the second round.
The outcome of the counting of votes in 20. 00 (17. 00 GMT). In 4 Western regions West Kazakhstan, Atyrau, Aktobe and Mangistau regions - due to the difference in time the polls are open and will close at a later hour.
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