Doris grande guitars. Joined the record on her journey back to freedom. In our interactive documentary. To bring you tame returns home on the w. Dot com good times. This is news asia coming up on the program to protest against a rigged system e. W. Meets with activists in kazakhstan as they voice their dissent to the countrys upcoming president ial election plus. North korean women trapped in sex slavery a recent report uncovers more information about those being sold across the border into china some as young as 12 years old. Im melissa chan This Is News Asia its good to have you with us we begin today in Kazakhstan Central Asia largest country the Oil Rich Nation sandwiched between russia and china is set to hold its president ial election on sunday and for the 1st time since the end of communism Nursultan Nazarbayev will not be on the ballot he ruled the country for 3 decades as an autocrat his supporters credit him with modernizing parts of the country and building its futuristic c
the presidential campaign is in full swing in kazakhstan there are 7 candidates on the ballot one more sort on the other by if stepped down as president in march he made close ally. interim president now is running on a platform of stability and continuity. by if was president here in kazakhstan for nearly 30 years and these are the 1st presidential elections without him the government is promising a free and fair ballot but of service say only by a hand a successor really has a chance and those are by it himself is still everywhere even in the street names despite stepping down as president he still has the title of leader of the nation the capital was recently renamed nor saw tom in his honor still there s a sense of excitement about the elections in the country it s just me gusta. i