Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan completed accreditation of observers of international organizations and foreign states

On January 4, 2021, meeting of the Central Election Commission was held on accreditation of observers of international organizations and foreign states for the regular elections of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament and Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scheduled for January 10, 2021.

The meeting was attended by representatives of political parties, OSCE/ODIHR and CIS Missions, territorial election commissions - in videoconferencing mode, media representatives - online.

Anastassiya Schegortsova, member of the Central Election Commission, made a report on the agenda item. She informed that as of January 4, 2021, 24 observers from 4 international organizations and 7 foreign states were submitted for accreditation to the Central Election Commission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In this regard, within the framework of the meeting, the Central Election Commission adopted a resolution on accreditation of observers of international organizations and foreign states.

Summing up the results of the meeting, Chairman of the Central Election Commission Berik Imashev noted that the issue of accrediting observers of international organizations and foreign states was considered at 7 meetings of the CEC.

In accordance with the Constitutional Act "On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan", accreditation of observers of foreign states and international organizations ended at 18.00 local time five days before voting day, that is, today at 18.00.

Thus, according to the results of accreditation of observers of foreign states and international organizations, 398 observers were accredited for the regular elections of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament and Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

- from 10 international organizations - 322 observers (CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly - 48; CIS Executive Council - 179; OIC - 4, OSCE/ODIHR - 42; OSCE PA - 9; SCO - 15; Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States - 7; CSTO PA - 7; TURKPA - 9; EU Delegation to Kazakhstan - 2);

- from 31 foreign states (Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Moldova, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Romania, India, Philippines, Hungary, Spain, Norway, France, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Estonia, Ukraine, Germany, Belgium, Palestine, Great Britain, Mongolia, Sweden, Canada, Finland).

After the meeting, briefing for the media took place, at which members of the CEC answered questions from the media.