14/08/2026 Election observation
A 19-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Sevilay Çelenk (Türkiye, UEL), will travel to Kazakhstan from 21 to 24 August to observe the early parliamentary elections alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
The delegation will meet, in particular, candidates and representatives of political parties participating in the elections, the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission, representatives of civil society and the media, as well as members of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, before observing the ballot on 23 August.
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A joint press conference is scheduled on Monday 24 August at 3 pm (local time) in Astana (place to be confirmed).