ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 18 (PR): Secretary of the Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Yerman said on Saturday that said that the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan being held on Sunday, March 19, 2023, will give the people a choice to choose their leadership. While addressing the international media in the Election Commission office in Astana, Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Yerman said Kazakhstan had started a series of constitutional reforms in the last ten months which have been diligently worked on and which means strengthening democratic values and making the country a strong and developed federation. He said that making constitutional reforms and conducting elections within 10 months is a milestone in the history of Kazakhstan, for which the country’s institutions and all partners deserve praise, with whose efforts we are entering a new democratic era today, said Yerman.
He said that the new legislation and constitutional reforms will transform the existing system and make the country’s government system based on equality and efficiency, which will lead the country on the path of development.
Yerman said that the country is moving towards a new constitutional transition in which all the stakeholders are united.
All seven political parties will present themselves to the people to participate in this democratic process, said Yerman, adding that a total of 359 candidates are participating in the general elections.
He said that the role of youth and women will be very important in these general elections of Kazakhstan.
According to the official, around 800 international observers and 250 journalists are following the elections. ENDS
