8 districts of East Kazakhstan region to choose governors today
09:24, 7 August 2013
UST-KAMENOGORSK. August 7. KAZINFORM Gubernatorial elections in eastern Kazakhstan will be held in eight out of 16 districts today.
Polls will open at 9:00 a.m. local time at Abaisk, Ayagoz, Borodulikhinsk, Beskaragaisk, Glubokovsk, Zyryanovsk, Kokpetinsk and Ulansk districts.
The rest of the districts - Zharminsk, Zaisansk, Urdzharsk, Shemonaikhinsk, Katon-Karagaisk, Tarbagataisk and Semeisk - will welcome elections tomorrow (August 8).
252 akims out of 757 candidates are expected to be chosen, according to the regional election committee.