423 call-centers opened in Kazakhstan - CEC

The head of the CEC briefed Ms. Jonker on what the Central Election Commission did to prepare and hold the early elections. Mr. Turgankulov noted that the authorities of Kazakhstan and the election officials are making every effort to hold the electoral campaign in strict accordance with the election legislation and international electoral standards. "In parallel, we control providing the candidates equal access to mass media. We are monitoring the media in order to prevent violations of the electoral law. In addition, we continue to work on the training of election officials, and on the updating voter lists," said K. Turgankulov. He also added that one of the main tasks today is the issue of the feasibility of suffrage for each voter. In the regions local executive bodies open call-centers. At the moment there are 423 call-centers in the country, concluded Mr. Turgankulov.