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New Europe, 27.03.2011, Saudabayev: Kazakhstan’s election will be a step towards greater democracy


On 3 April, voters in Kazakhstan will go to the polls to elect their president in an off-year election. Kazakhstan’s minister of foreign affairs Kanat Saudabayev shared his views with New Europe on what this means for his country.

The Minister gave a robust defense of his President, “Over the last 10 years Kazakhstan’s economy has grown 12 times, the GDP has reached $9,000 per capita, the number of people with incomes below a living minimum has decreased by 4 times, salaries of teachers and doctors have increased by five and seven times respectively, pensions have grown six times. Birth rate has grown by 25%, a total of 45 million square metres of housing were built around the country, as were 450 hospitals and polyclinics as well as 750 new schools.”

He added that, “Nursultan Nazarbayev’s political platform of the 2005 election is fully realized.”

The minister mentioned rural development, saying increased production had led to the nation being the world’s largest flour exporter and the seventh largest wheat exporter.

On the state of the economy, Saudabayev said, ““A total of $122 billion of foreign direct investment were attracted. Despite the global economic crisis, $63 billion in gold and currency reserves have been accumulated.”

He also praised reforms, “Such universal values as the right to elect and be elected, to create parties, to have the freedom of worship, the freedom of speech and many others are being effectively realized.” He added that there were many other reforms, affecting local and national government.

“The presence among candidates of representatives of the Party of Patriots, the Communist party and an environmental association shows the real pluralism of opinions in Kazakhstan’s society and a wide range of competing ideas.” However, he also added, “extremist, ultra-nationalist and reactionary messages are unwelcome in our society”.

Saudabayev knows who he credits for this, “Nazarbayev’s rich political and life experience, bright charisma, strategic vision of a creative leader, rare inner integrity and adherence to principles have earned him the respect and steady confidence of millions of the people in Kazakhstan. People do genuinely associate Kazakhstan’s further development along the path of peace and progress with the incumbent President.”

When asked about the dramatic events in North Africa, the minister looks closer to home, “The development of political processes in Kazakhstan takes place among permanent bursts of instability both in neighbouring states and beyond. Last year’s overthrow of political power in Kyrgyzstan, the second in five years, has once again clearly proven a historical axiom that, lacking the growth in people’s well-being, lacking security, interethnic and inter-confessional accord, such cataclysms are inevitable. The political crisis in Kyrgyzstan has become one more strong argument for Kazakhstan’s voters to support the government’s course of strengthening stability and increasing wellbeing of the people.”

He does draw one lesson from the Arab spring, “It is already obvious, however, that these events have sent a clear message to the ruling elites in all states of the need to meet the essential interests of their people who entrust them with their destiny.”

The President’s strategy is praised as prudence in a time of plenty, as Saudabayev explains that President Nazarbayev prepared the nation for economic tough times by initiating a National Fund, to accumulate funds from oil and gas production.

“Today, when it is a global tendency even in the most developed states to decrease the wages, pensions and cut jobs, Kazakhstan has raised salaries, all types of pensions and creates new jobs, year on year. This is a sign of the state’s power, the result of its leader’s responsibility to his people.”

Asked about people’s expectations, the minister said, “The expectations of the multi-ethnic people of Kazakhstan are the same as the ones of people in other countries. Like others, we want peace, accord and stability in our common home, we want growth in wellbeing and we want to have confidence in tomorrow. As in other civilized states, we want to live in a free, safe and prospering society, free from violence, corruption and criminality.”

Looking ahead, the minister said, “The next steps include the strengthening of the powers of the Parliament and ensuring the Government’s greater accountability to the Parliament, raising the role and responsibility of political parties and local authorities, humanizing law enforcement and judicial bodies. The role of political parties and mass media in fighting corruption, protection of human rights and freedoms would be significantly raised.”

Онлайн газета г.Кунсентмиклош (Венгрия), 28.03.2011, «ЦИК Казахстана: мы уверены в том, что президентские выборы состоятся в строгом соответствии с общепризнанными демократическими стандартами»


неофициальный перевод

Центральная избирательная комиссия Казахстана выразил уверенность в том, что досрочные президентские выборы в стране состоятся в строгом соответствии с общепризнанными демократическими стандартами.

Для обеспечения наблюдения за выборным процессом на заседании ЦИК приняла решение об аккредитации еще 328 международных наблюдателей на внеочередные выборы президента 3 апреля 2011 года.

По сообщению ЦИК, по представлению Министерства иностранных дел Казахстана дополнительно аккредитовано 328 наблюдателей иностранных государств и международных организаций.

Сюда входят 203 наблюдателя миссии БДИПЧ/ОБСЕ, 54 наблюдателя миссии СНГ, 2 наблюдателя от миссии Шанхайской организации сотрудничества, 13 - от международных организаций, и 56 - от иностранных государств.

Всего Центризбиркомом аккредитовано 1052 наблюдателя: в составе миссии БДИПЧ/ОБСЕ 357 наблюдателей, миссии СНГ - 425, миссия наблюдателей от ШОС представлена 13 наблюдателями, от 5 международных организаций аккредитован 101 наблюдатель, от 24-х иностранных государств - 156 наблюдателей.

Представители иностранных средств массовой информации также могут осуществлять наблюдение за выборами на территории Казахстана, имея временное или постоянное удостоверение об аккредитации, выданное Министерством иностранных дел Казахстан.