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Kazakhstan Holds Early Presidential Election

Kazakhstan Holds Early Presidential Election

03 April 2011 03:57 (UTC +04:00)

The 70-year-old leader’s current term ends in 2012, but he called for snap elections after rejecting a proposed referendum that would have extended his rule of one of the wealthiest Central Asian nations until 2020. He is expected to seek another term in 2016.

Nazarbayev, a former steelworker who has ruled Kazakhstan since Soviet days, faces only three minor challengers â€” Gani Kasymov of the Party of Patriots, Communist Party leader Zhambyl Akhmetbekov and environmentalist Mels Yeleusizov.

Kazakhstan’s main opposition leaders called for a voter boycott, saying there was not enough time to organize a meaningful campaign in time for the April 3 vote.

Kazakhstan has never held an election deemed free and fair by international observers.

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