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Kazakhstan votes to amend constitution - referendum results

Kazakhstan KassymJomart Tokayev Nursultan Nazarbayev Pavel Mikheyev Central Election Commission
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as he casts his ballot during a constitutional referendum at a polling station in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Kazakh voters supported constitutional amendments proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the June 5 referendum, the Central Election Commission said on Monday.

It said that 77.18% of votes were in favour of the amendments which decentralise decision-making and strip former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev of his "national leader" status. The total turnout stood at 68.06%.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks as he casts his ballot during a constitutional referendum at a polling station in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

(Reporting by Tamara Vaal; Wrting by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as he casts his ballot during a constitutional referendum at a polling station in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
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