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KAZAKHSTAN News:
20051206
Kazakhstan
-  Russia
-  China
-  United
States -  Oil
- "Foes
call Kazakh poll invalid: Observers also see flaws
in figures." ... "Opposition leaders yesterday called for President Nursultan
Nazarbayev's election victory to be declared invalid, while Western-led
observers said the vote that gave him 91 percent support was flawed." ...
"An array of exit polls had indicated Nazarbayev would win with 70 to 80
percent of the vote." ... "Kazakhstan, which is four times the size of
Texas and borders both Russia and China, has vast oil and gas reserves
that are a potential alternative to Middle East petroleum, and its stability
matters greatly to the United States and Western Europe." -By
Jim Heintz -AP
via -BostonGlobe
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Kazakhstan
- "Kazakh
president gains third term as observers attack ballot methods."
... "Nursultan Nazarbayev secured a third term as president of Kazakhstan
with 91 per cent of the vote, in the latest election in a former Soviet
state to be criticised by observers as falling short of international standards."
... "Mr Nazarbayev's "soft authoritarian" methods, however, along with
fast-growing output from the country's vast oil and gas reserves, have
delivered higher living standards and made Kazakhstan the most advanced
central Asian state." -By Neil Buckley
-FT.com
20051205
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Kazakhstan
- "President
of Kazakhstan Secures a Third Term in Office." ...
"President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan secured a third term in office
over the weekend in an overwhelming victory, the country's election commission
announced today, while a prominent international observer mission said
the election did not meet democratic standards." ... "Among the problems,
Mr. George [a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe] said, were pro-government bias in the state media, voter intimidation
and restrictions of freedom of press and assembly during the campaign,
as well as ballot stuffing, multiple voting, pressure against students
to vote for Mr. Nazarbayev and irregularities of vote counting on election
day." ... "The observers placed responsibility for the shortfalls largely
on Mr. Nazarbayev himself. "This happened despite assurances from the president
that elections would be free and fair," said Audrey Glover, who also led
part of the organization's efforts in Kazakhstan." -By
C. J. Chivers -NYTimes
20050617
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- "Kyrgyz
protesters storm HQ." ... "Police and Interior Ministry
troops regained control of the building about an hour after the crowd of
about 2,000 had gathered, shouting slogans in support of the candidate,
Urmat Baryktabasov." ... "His registration was denied because Kyrgyz officials
said they had proof he was a citizen of neighboring Kazakhstan."
-AP via -CNN
20050323
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- Kyrgyzstan
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- "Kyrgyzstan
Must Tackle Poll Irregularities, U.S. Says (Update2)."
... "Kyrgyzstan, which borders China and the Central Asian republics of
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, is a strategically important country.
Both the U.S. and Russia maintain military bases in the country, with the
U.S. using its Manas base to aid operations in Afghanistan, to the south."
... "Opposition supporters took over government offices in a third southern
town late yesterday, Interfax reported. The protesters occupied offices
in Kyzyl-Kiya, the news agency said, citing unidentified police officials.
Protests have taken place in Osh and Jalal-Abad in recent days." -By
Paul Tighe -Bloomberg
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