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Kazakhstan Opens More Than 10,000 Polling Stations for First Kurultai Election

By Ayana Birbayeva on 23 August 2026

ALMATY – Kazakhstan opened 10,363 polling stations across the country on Aug. 23 for Kazakhstan’s first elections to the Kurultai, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). Polling stations began operating at 7 a.m. Astana time, while 107 of them opened earlier at 6 a.m. based on decisions by...