Kazakhstan CEC approves schedule of elections to Senate

The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan announced the schedule for the elections of the country's senators, Report informs via Kazakh media.

Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission Konstantin Petrov said that the nomination of candidates begins on November 29 and ends at 18:00 local time (GMT+6) on December 14.

Registration of candidates begins on November 29 and ends at 18:00 on December 24 (26 days). The election campaign will take place from December 24, ending at 00:00 on January 13 (19 days).

January 13 is declared a day of silence, and voting will take place on January 14.

Until January 20, the Central Election Commission will summarize the elections' results.

"Registration of candidates for members of the Senate begins after receiving all the necessary documents and ends at 18:00 local time 20 days before voting day. Registration of candidates begins after receiving all the documents," Petrov said at a CEC meeting.