Kazakh parliament backs referendum to extend leader`s rule
ASTANA – Kazakhstan`s parliament has approved a plan for a referendum on extending the presidency of long-serving President Nursultan Nazarbaev until 2020, Radio Liberty reported.
On Monday, Kazakhstan`s central election commission formally registered the motion to hold the referendum after allegedly receiving a petition from a citizens' forum.
If the plebiscite is agreed, Kazakhstan will bypass a presidential election set for 2012 and Nazarbaev will serve for another decade.
The 70-year-old Nazarbaev has ruled Kazakhstan for more than 20 years.
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