Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission Accredits 16 More International Observers
Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) on July 17 accredited 16 observers from four foreign countries and three international organizations.
The total number of international observers accredited to monitor the elections has therefore reached 76, the CEC said.
"As of July 17, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted to the Central Election Commission for accreditation the nominations of 16 observers from four foreign countries and three international organizations," CEC Deputy Chairman Mukhtar Yerman said.
Specifically:
- One observer from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly was accredited - Polish Senator Kazimierz Kleina.
- Six observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA) were accredited, including the Assembly's Responsible Secretary Sergey Pospelov.
- One observer from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election observation mission was accredited.
The CEC also accredited:
- two observers from Georgia, including Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Georgia Giorgi Kalandarishvili;
- two observers from Iran, including Iran's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ali Akbar Joukar;
- two observers from Sweden, including Sweden's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Stefan Eriksson;
- two observers from the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Central Election Commission noted that the list of international observers will be updated as additional nominations are received.
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