Elections of akims will be held in five districts of Akmola region

Today, at the extraordinary IV session of the regional maslikhat, a list of pilot districts and cities of regional significance in the Akmola region, where elections of akims will be organized, was approved, and the date for their holding was determined.

Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced at the session of the VIII convocation of Parliament that this year the republic will hold direct elections of akims of districts and cities of regional significance.

In accordance with the Procedure for Conducting Elections, territorial election commissions organize pilot elections.

At the session, regional akim Marat Akhmetzhanov voiced the importance of conducting a political campaign.

“The President in his address outlined clear goals and objectives of the New Economic Policy for the country’s development. As you know, since 2021, elections of akims of regional cities, towns and rural districts have been regularly held. The basis for calling elections is the decision of the maslikhat “On establishing a list of pilot regions and the date of elections of the akim of the district, city of regional significance in accordance with the Constitutional Law “On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. The organized and successful conduct of elections of regional akims is our common joint task,” emphasized M. Akhmetzhanov.

Based on the results of the voting of deputies, the Akmola Regional Maslikhat decided to hold pilot direct elections in the Akkol, Astrakhan, Shortandinsky, Yesil and Zhaksynsky districts. The election campaign in five districts is scheduled for November 5, 2023.