Press conference of the IPA CIS International Observers Mission held in Nur Sultan

The press conference of the Mission on the results of monitoring the preparation and holding of special elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Nur Sultan. 

The Head of the Mission, Chairman of the Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev told reporters: "We made a conclusion that the elections in Kazakhstan were held at a high organizational level and in a free atmosphere. The elections were held in accordance with the Constitution. They were transparent, democratic and competitive. Our Mission of observers included CIS parliamentarians, Heads of CECs and diplomats. We believe that the high level of representation and the large number of members allowed us to get an objective and broad picture of the elections." 

Coordinator of the IPA CIS observers, Vice-Speaker of the FCFA Ilyas Umakhanov said that during the monitoring the observers had the opportunity to meet with many candidates.  "Transparency of the elections and equal rights of candidates for the election campaign were ensured. It was an election of equal opportunities," he stressed. 

The Mission included 432 observers from eight CIS countries. In total, the observers visited 3,812 polling stations in all regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the cities of Nur Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent, as well as in foreign polling stations in Baku, Yerevan, Minsk, Bishkek, Moscow and St. Petersburg.