OSCE Monitor Blasts 'Bad Intention,' 'Bad Practice' In Kazakh Elections
January 13, 2021 15:56 GMT
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The head of an election-monitoring team to Kazakhstan from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has detailed a litany of failings and seemingly "concerted" moves by Kazakh authorities to hinder transparency in recent national elections.
In its initial conclusions, the team described the January 10 Kazakh vote as "not competitive" and devoid of "genuine political alternatives to choose from."
But Jaroslaw Domanski, head of the limited observation mission for the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), used tougher language in an interview with RFE/RL two days after the balloting.