Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative to the African Union Barlybay Sadykov held a Briefing on the results of the early presidential elections in Kazakhstan on November 20 this year, Delovoy Kazakhstan reports.
The event was attended by journalists and heads of leading Ethiopian Mass-Media, as well as political scientists and experts in the field of international relations.
In his Remarks, Ambassador B.Sadykov acquainted the participants with the results of the elections, as a result of which the President K.Tokayev won in a confident manner. He stressed that the current elections have become an important stage in the implementation of political reforms and constitutional changes supported by the citizens of the country at the national referendum on June 5 this year.
In addition, the Ambassador drew attention to the openness and pluralism provided during the election campaign, as well as during the voting.
The Kazakh diplomat called the election results justified, because the current President enjoys great popularity in society, the support of the majority of citizens for his course on further decentralization of power, development of democracy, demonopolization of the economy and smart governance.
According to experts, K.Tokayev’s victory allowed him to renew the mandate of public trust in the new constitutional conditions, to continue building a just state, to improve the socio-economic statement of the country's citizens.
Daniel Beyene, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian Press Agency, considers Kazakhstan's political course indicative for African countries.
«African countries can draw many useful examples from this. The current elections in Kazakhstan are a big step forward on the path of democratic reforms. The limitation of the President's term of office to one seven-year term is a confirmation of this» Daniel Beyene
According to EBC TV presenter Zewetir Desalegn, Kazakhstan can achieve a lot in the next seven years.
«First of all, I would like to congratulate President K.Tokayev, his team and all Kazakhstanis with successful presidential elections. Relations between Ethiopia and Kazakhstan are developing very positively, and I am sure that in the next seven years our bilateral relations will develop even faster, and Kazakhstan will achieve the goals of the Strategy 2050» Zewetir Desalegn
In general, the journalists of the leading Ethiopian media highly appreciated the presidential elections, as well as the measures taken to modernize the political, socio-economic systems in the country. The journalists wished success in building a New Kazakhstan during the new term of office of President K.Tokayev.
