Go to the media bankPark of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty. File photoALMA-ATA, Oct 11The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kazakhstan at a meeting on Tuesday decided that the public figure Karakat Abden complies with the requirements for candidates running for the upcoming presidential elections, Abden will be issued sheets for collecting signatures in her support. A candidate for the presidency of Kazakhstan must be a citizen of the republic by birth, living in the territory of Kazakhstan for the last 15 years, having higher education. The candidate must be at least 40 years old, have an active suffrage, have at least five years of experience in public service or elective office, and be fluent in the state language. .jpg» />The candidate for the post of President of Kazakhstan starts collecting signatures»The Central Election Commission has established that presidential candidate Abden Karakat Zhaksylykkyzy meets the requirements imposed on her by the constitution and the constitutional law «On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan,» said CEC head Nurlan Abdirov. In accordance with According to the CEC decision, Abden will be given sheets to collect signatures in her support.The CEC previously reported that in order to register a presidential candidate, at least 118,273 valid voter signatures must be collected for him.The candidate registration phase will end on October 21.Early presidential elections will be held in Kazakhstan November 20. Abden, who is 48 years old, is a public figure, a member of the National Commission on Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President, a freelance adviser to the akim (mayor) of Astana on social issues, and previously worked as a deputy of the capital's maslikhat (local representative body). as of Tuesday documents in C Eight applicants for the presidency have submitted EC for registration as candidates. In addition to Abden, incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, head of the Institute for Economic Research of the Astana International Scientific Complex Meiram Kazhyken, head of the Astana branch of the opposition National Social Democratic Party (OSDP) Nurlan Auesbayev, chairman of the agro-industrial complex committee of the presidium of the national chamber Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan «Atameken» Zhiguli Dairabaev, former deputy of the Mazhilis (lower house of parliament) of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Altaev, head of the Union of Builders Talgat Ergaliyev, ex-deputy of the Mazhilis Zhumatai Aliyev. .jpg» />Tokayev agreed to run for the presidency of Kazakhstan
