SRES 293 109th Congress Senate International Affairs Central Asia Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Democracy Election administration Foreign leaders Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Human rights Kazakhstan Nongovernmental organizations Political parties Political violence Presidential elections Right of assembly Rule of law

A resolution calling for a free and fair presidential election in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Introduced: October 27, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12018)

Oct 27, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the government of Kazakhstan to: (1) hold a free presidential election in December 2005, in accordance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) guidelines; (2) guarantee the full participation of opposition figures and parties in the upcoming election and permit the return of political exiles; (3) guarantee foreign and domestic election monitors access to all aspects of the election process; (4) guarantee freedom of speech and assembly; and (5) meet all of its freely accepted OSCE commitments on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

What's happening now October 27, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12018)

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Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Oct 27, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 293: A resolution calling for a free and fair presidential election in the Republic of Kazakhstan.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-293/

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