ASTANA, Kazakhstan,
August 23. The elections should benefit
Kazakhstan, Chairperson of the TURKPA Commission on Legal Affairs
and International Relations and member of the Grand National
Assembly of Türkiye Osman Mesten told journalists, Trend’s special correspondent
reports from Astana.
“We saw that technology and artificial intelligence are being
used to the greatest extent possible as part of the preparations.
All necessary measures have been taken to ensure the full
participation of citizens in the elections and to ensure that their
opinions are reflected at the state level. Necessary measures have
also been taken to enable people with disabilities to vote,” he
said.
Mesten noted that polling stations had been opened in 61
countries to enable Kazakh citizens living abroad to participate in
the elections.
“Necessary measures are also being taken to inform and guide
citizens on issues related to participation in the voting,” he
added.
According to Mesten, some members of the TURKPA delegation were
present at the opening of polling stations in the morning.
“We saw that the polling stations opened in accordance with
international standards. Relevant officials, chairpersons, as well
as local and international observers were present on site,” he
said.
Mesten emphasized that voters were coming to polling stations
despite bad weather.
“Voting will continue until 8:00 p.m. Therefore, I expect
turnout to be quite high,” he said.
He also noted the strong interest of the Kazakh people in the
elections and their active participation in the life of the
country.
“In addition to our work observing the elections, we are also
conducting social observations. We see that under the leadership of
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Kazakh people and the state are acting
as one, seeking to develop the state and the people together and
carrying out reforms. We hope that these elections will benefit
Kazakhstan,” the TURKPA Commission chair said.
