International election observers for Kazakhstan’s early parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Monday

ASTANA, 17 March 2023 – International observers will hold a press conference to present their preliminary conclusions following the early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan.

What:

• A press conference of the international election observation mission for the early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan
• Journalists can attend the press conference in person or via Zoom (details below)
• For all others, the press conference is open to the public, and can also be followed on livestream at www.facebook.com/osce.odihr and www.oscepa.org

Who:

• Irene Charalambides, Special Co-ordinator and leader of the OSCE short-term election observation mission
• Reinhold Lopatka, Head of the delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)
• Eoghan Murphy, Head of the ODIHR election observation mission

When:

• 15:00 local time  (GMT +6) on 20 March 2023.

Where:

• Saryarka III, ground floor, Radisson Hotel Astana, Saryarka Ave. 4, Astana

Registration:

• No registration is necessary if you are attending the press conference in person, but questions will only be taken from journalists.
• For those journalists who wish to take part and ask questions via Zoom, please register with Thomas Rymer, ODIHR limited election observation mission spokesperson, thomas.rymer@odihr.kz, and Egor Tilpunov, media analyst, egor.tilpunov@odihr.kz, by 11:00 local time on 19 March.