Observers say Kazakh vote ‘flawed’
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev won re-election by a landslide on Monday, but international observers said the vote was flawed, citing ballot box stuffing and intimidation. In a strongly worded statement, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said its 460 monitors had noted some improvements but the flaws “limited the possibility for a meaningful competition.” Full Story