Kazakhs Vote In Parliamentary Elections As Authorities Look To Counter Unrest Threat

Millions of voters in Kazakhstan are heading to parliamentary polls on March 19 as the country looks to complete a political cycle after bloody unrest last year left at least 238 people dead. Some 12 million people are eligible to vote in the elections to the 98-seat lower house that are taking place at the same time as local elections across the vast, oil-rich country. The vote follows a referendum in June that marked the end of special privileges for …