Започва броенето на гласовете след президентските избори в Казахстан

Vote counting for Kazakhstan's presidential election got underway in Astana, Sunday evening as polling stations closed at 20:00 local time (14:00 GMT). According to the Central Electoral Commission of Kazakhstan, voter turnout topped 95 percent, setting a new record. The presidential election was called a year ahead of schedule due to the difficult global economic situation and in order to prevent it clashing with Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections in 2016. Three candidates contested Sunday's election - incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Secretary of the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan Turgun Syzdykov and the Head of the Federation of the Trade Unions Abelgazi Kusainov. Preliminary results are due to be announced on Monday by 10:00 local time (04:00 GMT).