Some 30,000 voters to be interviewed at Kazakh exit poll

ASTANA. January 4. KAZINFORM During the forthcoming elections to the Majilis (lower house) and maslikhats (local representative body) in Kazakhstan on January 15, around 30,000 people will be interviewed as part of an exit poll, President of the Public Fund Centre for Social and Political Studies Strategy Gulmira Ileuova said.

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"We will conduct exit polls throughout the country and interview voters at 200 polling stations. It is planned to engage 450 interviewers and about 30,000 voters will be interviewed," Ms Ileuova said.

According to Trend , she said it is being done as part of the Information and Analytical Centre for the Study of the post-Soviet Union.

In accordance with Kazakh legislation, publication of sociological data on voting is prohibited on Election Day when only the voter turnout figure can be announced.