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07 October 2024, 09:53

Voting in nationwide referendum on NPP construction in Kazakhstan closes




ASTANA, 7 October (BelTA - Kazinform) - The last polling stations for the nationwide referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan were closed at 08:00 pm. The Kazakh Central Referendum Commission (Central Election Commission) is set to count the votes and announce the results, Kazinform News Agency reports.

The voter turnout surpassed 50% so the referendum was declared valid. The preliminary results will be made public in a few days. The final results of the voting will be disclosed within seven days.

As earlier reported, the nationwide referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant started in Kazakhstan today, October 6. As of 10:00 am some 17.79% or 2,178,593 Kazakhstanis voted in the referendum.

As of 12:00 the number of voters reached 39.23%.

6,339,428 cast their votes as of 02:00 pm.

As of 04:00 pm 57.68% of voters cast their ballots in the referendum.

At 06:00 pm 61.56% or 7,537,675 individuals eligible to participate in the referendum voted.

As earlier reported, polling stations in Seoul and Tokyo were the first to open at 07:00 am local time.

74 polling places were established in 59 countries with 12,307 voters in total. As of 08:15 am, 26 district commissions of the referendum abroad started their work.

Member of the CEC Konstantin Petrov said as of 07:00 am October 6, 2024, all 10,249 polling places opened their doors countrywide.

12,244,683 individuals are eligible to participate in the vote today.

200 foreign journalists from 37 countries, as well as 177 observers from 30 foreign nations and 4 international organizations, have been accredited for the referendum.

The results of the voting will be disclosed within seven days.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, established the date of the referendum on the NPP for October 6, 2024, and signed a decree on its holding on September 2, 2024. Following this, a press conference was conducted at the Central Election Commission to discuss the national referendum on the construction of a nuclear power facility. Representatives of the Central Election Commission provided an explanation of the referendum's procedures during the conference.
 
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