Nazarbayev, for the fourth time became president

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev won 95.55% of the vote at the extraordinary presidential election, Kazinform. This at a briefing in Astana, the chairman of the Central Election Commission Kuandyk Turgankulov. "Candidate Nursultan Nazarbayev won 95.55% of the vote," - he said. "For Zhambyl Ahmetbekova received 111,924 votes, representing 1.36% of Mels Eleusizova - 94,452 votes, or 1.15%, for Gani Kasimov - 159,036 votes, or 1.94%, during Nursultan Nazarbayev - 7 850,958 votes, or 95.55%, "- said K. Turgankulov. In this regard, members of the Central Election Commission adopted a resolution be considered elected President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. As you know, the next presidential elections in Kazakhstan were to be held in 2012. However, after Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council shall declare unconstitutional an amendment to hold a referendum on the extension of the head of state until 2020, President Nazarbayev made a proposal to hold early elections, which took place on Sunday, April 3. 70-year-old Nazarbayev led Kazakhstan for over 20 years. In April 1995, held a referendum which resulted in the president's powers were extended until 2000. Subsequently, Mr. Nazarbayev won the presidential elections in 1999 and 2005. In 2007, parliament granted him the right to run for president an unlimited number of times. Ministry of Industry