As many as 12,451 candidates were nominated for the elections to the Kazakh Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament) and maslikhats (local representative bodies), Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Azerbaijan Serzhan Abdykarimov said at a press conference on the upcoming Kazakh Parliamentary elections, Trend reports.

A total of 11,735 candidates are running for election to maslikhats, while 716 people are nominated for the lower house of the parliament.

Abdykarimov noted that observers from 10 international organizations were invited to observe the elections, including the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The ambassador added that observers from 34 states, including Azerbaijan, would also partake in the event.

Meanwhile, the election campaign continues up until now and are supposed to last until midnight on March 18. Elections are scheduled for March 19.

Source: Trend News Agency