Observers note transparency and high preparation at Kazakhstan Referendum

Representatives of the observer mission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization noted the high level of technical readiness at polling stations. According to Oleg Kopylov, members of the mission visited several polling stations in Astana and the Akmola region to assess the preparations and the opening of the vote “We began our work yesterday by visiting several polling stations in Astana and the Akmola region. We assess the technical readiness as high. Today we started work at 7 a.m., from the opening of several polling stations. Overall, I can say that the organization and technical preparation are at the highest level,” he said Observers from the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States also emphasized the transparency of the voting process “We began our observation work in the morning and visited several polling stations. The first was polling station No. 128, where we were present during the opening of the ballot boxes. Everything went very well — transparently, fairly, and in accordance with the law and the Constitution of Kazakhstan. The overall impression is very good, at a high level,” said Ziyafet Askerov, coordinator of the IPA CIS international observer group According to Dmitry Kobitsky, Secretary General of the Council of the IPA CIS, the referendum commissions demonstrated strong knowledge of legal procedures and were well prepared to manage the voting process “The Central Commission for the Referendum has done everything possible to prepare the staff of precinct commissions. The employees know the legislation well and understand how to act in different situations at polling stations. So far, no remarks have been recorded either from national observers or from observers of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly,” he said Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that Armenian election official praises Kazakhstan’s referendum organization