Astana, Nov 20 (EFE).- Kazakhstan President Kasim-Yomart Tokayev was reelected Sunday, as expected, with between 82 percent and 85.5 percent of the votes, according to exit polling. Tokayev, who came to power in 2019, will now lead the largest Central Asian republic until 2029, with a new constitutional amendment having limited presidential mandates, starting with …
Astana, Nov 20 (EFE).- Polling stations closed in Kazakhstan after a high turnout in Sunday’s presidential elections that passed without violent incidents or anti-government protests. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), at 6pm local time, two hours before the polls closed, 67.85% of 12 million Kazakhs called to the polls had exercised their right …