CSTO PA international observer group coordinator noted high organizational standard of elections to the Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan

The elections to the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan were held at the highest organizational standard, said Umakhan Umakhanov, coordinator of the CSTO PA international observer group monitoring the elections to the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, State Duma member and deputy Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

He emphasised that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kazakh Central Election Commission “organized everything very well, all health and safety requirements were duly enforced” and “the fact that our closest ally held elections at such a high level is a success for all of us as.” “Young people and volunteers helped people with disabilities and the elderly at polling stations,” Mr Umakhanov stressed.

“Even if someone would want to find a serious violation, they will not be able to. Western observers present at the elections also acknowledged their high organizational level," he said.

When asked of the elections’ significance for the CSTO PA, Umakhan Umakhanov noted that they were important for the Parliamentary Assembly. “This directly concerns us. New people will seat in the Majilis, those who will be actively involved in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly and who support the policy chosen by their national leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Nur Otan, the ruling party, secured a constitutional majority, which is why these elections are so important for us.” “I rate the elections as five-plus out of five,” he concluded.