Kazakhstan Reveals Preliminary Results Of Voter Turnout At Nuclear Power Plant Referendum
Date
10/6/2024 3:09:44 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 6. Preliminary
results show that 63.87% of voters participated in Kazakhstan's
referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, Trend reports.
The Central Election Commission reported that 7.8 million out of
12.24 million eligible voters cast their ballots.
Regionally, Kyzylorda saw the highest turnout at 82.48%, while
Almaty recorded the lowest at 25.39%.
Voting took place on October 6 across Kazakhstan.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set the referendum date on
September 2, 2024.
In 2023, the Ministry of Energy identified four main contenders
for the nuclear power plant project: China's CNNC, South Korea's
KHNP, France's EDF, and Russia's Rosatom. The project will also
involve oversight from international organizations like the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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