The spokeswoman of the European External Action Service denounced, on Monday 10 June, many shortcomings during the presidential election in Kazakhstan the day before, which saw the victory of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with 70.8% of the vote.
Taking up the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, the spokesperson considered that the election had been “tarnished by clear violations of fundamental freedoms as well as pressure on critical voices”. Thus, the day...