The international election observation mission of the Organization of Turkic States visited Kazakhstan in the period of 17-21 November 2022.
The Mission carried out its activities in accordance with the national legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as generally recognized rules of international law on the organization and conduct of elections, without interfering in the electoral process and the sovereignty of the State.
The Mission visited 16 polling stations in Astana and Akmola region in total: The
Mission did not find any evidence of intervention of administrative or law enforcement authorities in the activities of the polling stations. All necessary administrative measures were taken to ensure the free will of the people during the voting day.
The OTS congratulates Kazakhstan and the Kazakh people for the successful elections and reiterates its hope that the results of the elections would further contribute to increasing welfare in the country and strengthening the brotherly relations in the Turkic World.
The full text of the Statement of the International election observation mission of the OTS can be found at the link below:
https://www.turkkon.org/assets/pdf/haberler/aciklama-2689-167.pdf