ASTANA (Raza Syed) November 20- has not been easy for Kazakhstan. In today’s presidential election vote, people are voting for a brighter future for the country, President Qasim Jomart Tokayev told journalists after voting at a polling station in the palace. Kazakh children had schoolchildren in Astana.
Tokayev answers questions from journalists after voting at the polling station in Astana’s Palace of the Children. Photo credit:
accord press service
Tokayev is one of his six candidates for the country’s highest office.
“Today is a very important and historic day. We vote for a bright future for our country. This year has not been easy, but our people have united and overcome all difficulties. We are now facing very ambitious goals and challenges. There is much to be done. Political reforms are underway,” Tokayev said.
If elected, Tokayev said, “the government will remain, but of course, there will be selective changes in the composition of the government and other institutions.”
