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Presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 January 1999. Incumbent president Nursultan Nazarbayev won the election with over 80% of the vote, and was sworn into office on 20 January 1999.〔Olcott, 117.〕 Most observers viewed the election as blatantly unfair, further confirming that Nazarbayev was not interested in promoting a democratic system of government.〔OSCE-ODIHR, 3, 19-21.〕〔Olcott, 119.〕〔 〕 Voter turnout was reported to be 87.0%.〔Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p424 ISBN 0-19-924958-X〕 ==Background== Kazakhstan's second presidential election was originally scheduled to occur in 1996. However, after a 1995 referendum the date was then set to be in December 2000. Parliamentary action in the fall of 1998, however, ultimately resulted in the election occurring in early 1999. On 7 October 1998, nineteen amendments to the constitution were passed by Parliament and signed into law by President Nazarbayev. One amendment to article 94 reads: Acting under this new amendment, the following day Parliament asked Nazarbayev to shorten his current term in office. The president agreed, after which the Majilis set January 10, 1999 as the date for new elections.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Human Rights Watch )〕〔OSCE-ODIHR, 7.〕 The main opposition candidate, Akezhan Kazhegeldin, was barred from running in the election, a move criticized by many observers.〔 A recently passed law prohibited anyone convicted of a crime from running in the election. Kazhegeldin had recently been convicted of participating in an unsanctioned election rally, thereby becoming ineligible to seek office.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kazakhstani presidential election, 1999」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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