From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Mon Nov 21 2005 - 11:10:14 EST
KAZAKH OPPOSITION DENIES IT IS PLANNING UNREST FOR ELECTION DAY
Presidential candidate Zharmakhan Tuyakbai, leader of the opposition bloc For a Just Kazakhstan, told a news conference in Almaty on 18 November that he and his supporters have no plans to spark unrest during the 4 December presidential election, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported. Tuyakbai denied that they "have ever planned or are planning any anti-constitutional actions or measures aimed at destabilizing the situation in the country." Kazakh officials have recently suggested that the opposition has plans to cause disturbances during the election (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 18 November 2005). DK
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