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ALMATY, March 4 (THE GLOBE and KISEF)
We continue to publish analytical materials on the presidential election process (THE GLOBE #7(325), Jan.26, #100 (318-319), Dec.31, #96 (314), Dec.11)
This time we have polled 150 experts, residents of 5 Kazakh cities.
One third of the polled persons believe that before 2006, the date of the next presidential election, the ahead of schedule competition of presidential candidates would take place. In the opinion of all experts, the main candidates actually must be Nursultan Nazarbayev (29,3%) and Akezhan Kazhegeldin (28,8%). Their chances are equal in Shimkent and Petropavl. In Almaty and Karaganda, Nazarbayev is ahead of Kazhegeldin, but in Ustkamen he is past him.
As for the past presidential election, 50% of the experts consider the results fair (with variations from 55,7% to 42,9 in Almaty and Shimkent respectively). Experts from regions are rather unanimous in evaluation of Nazarbayev�s victory: nearly 75% of the respondents (64,3% - 87%) believe that it became possible only because Nazarbayev actually did not have strong rivals. On the eve of the presidential election, two independent groups of researchers tried to give their prognosis of the forthcoming results. It is interesting to compare their data with what the media had at the disposal after the election. The percentage of those who showed loyalty to Nazarbayev varied greatly. The prognosticated figure � 37,2% - turned out twice lower than that of the official sources.
Experts offer their point of view on the election process and the results of the presidential election. They are analyzing the government, the media and political situation in Kazakhstan.
We continue the analytical work.
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