Wednesday, February 15, 2012


Kazakhstan

Nazarbaev: No Foreign Funding Of Candidates

President Nazarbaev (file photo)

14 September 2005 -- Kazakh President Nursulan Nazarbaev today said that foreigners will not be allowed to fund presidential campaigns ahead of Kazakhstan's 4 December presidential election.

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Nazarbaev also said all potential candidates in the race will be allowed equal opportunities for holding election campaigns. Nazarbaev, who has ruled Kazakhstan since 1990, is running for another seven-year term.

(ITAR-TASS/Interfax-Kazakhstan)

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