President Nursultan Nazarbayev Vetoes Decision of Constitutional Council on Impossibility of Holding Elections in Zhanaozen, Mangystau Region
10-01-2012
On January 10, 2012, President Nursultan Nazarbayev made an objection to the Supplementary Ruling of the Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan #1 of January 6, which had stated that it was impossible to hold the elections of deputies of the Majilis of the Parliament and maslikhats in the town of Zhanaozen, Mangystau region.
Introducing his objection, the President of Kazakhstan took into consideration the anxiety and concerns of the residents of Zhanaozen that the ruling of the Constitutional Council had abridged their voting rights enshrined in the Constitution and the laws of the country.
Therefore, the major goal of the President’s decision is to provide an opportunity for the people in Zhanaozen to exercise their constitutional right to elect and be elected to the state and local authorities.
