The Central Referendum Commission has completed the accreditation process for foreign observers who will monitor the March 15, 2026 elections.
The accreditation of international observers took several weeks. The first representatives of foreign missions received accreditation at the commission's meeting on February 12. Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Yerman reported that the process continued in the following weeks, as additional documents were submitted to the commission.
„At the first meeting of the Central Referendum Commission on February 12, three organizations and seven individuals from foreign countries were accredited. Only yesterday, several additional documents were received. We have carried out and continue to carry out this work in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,“ he said at a briefing in Astana.
After considering all applications, the commission approved an expanded list of observers who will work at the referendum. “A list of 380 observers has been received. “ “ Specifically, if we divide it into groups, there are representatives of 10 international organizations, a total of 166 observers from foreign countries and representatives from 34 countries“, Mukhtar Yerman noted. He added that information about all accredited observers will be published for public discussion. “According to the established procedure, when decisions are made, the names of all organizations and the data of all observers are published on our website,“, Mukhtar Yerman concluded.