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From: Elina Karakulova (ekarakulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Jul 21 2003 - 17:07:59 EDT
KAZAKH REFORMIST PARTY'S CANDIDATES WILL RUN AS INDEPENDENTS
Candidates of the Kazakh reformist-opposition Ak Zhol Party will run in the September elections to local councils as independents instead of on a party list, party co-Chairman Alikhan Baimenov told a news conference in Almaty on 17 June, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported. Baimenov said the party leadership has decided on this measure because it would make it more difficult for local authorities to interfere with the nomination of Ak Zhol candidates. He added that 250 Ak Zhol members and supporters have already nominated themselves, and the party's leadership has received reports that in some cases local officials have violated the law when registering candidates. The party reportedly expects that 1,000 members and sympathizers will run, and that about half of them will be elected if, Baimenov commented, "the elections are held fairly," which in his view is problematic under existing electoral legislation. The revision of Kazakhstan's electoral laws is being discussed, but remains a long way from enactment. BB
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