Central Election Commission Presented Preliminary Referendum Results

Orda.kz reports that Nurlan Abdirov, the head of the Central Electoral Commission, announced the preliminary results of the referendum on building a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan.

5,561,937 people (71.12%) supported the construction of a nuclear power plant. 2,045,271 Kazakhstanis voted against (26%, taking into account spoiled ballots).

A total of 130,267 ballots were found to be spoiled. Another 82,729 were considered to be valid but were not taken into account during the count.

A total of 12,284,487 people had the right to vote in the referendum. The turnout was 63.66%.

The ballot included one question: “Do you agree with the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan?” The choices were “Yes, I agree” or “No, I do not agree.”

The referendum has been declared valid.

Original Author: Zhadra Zhulmukhametova