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Moldova referendum declared invalid, just 30 percent turnout

The plebiscite in Moldova on Sunday on direct presidential elections has been declared null and void by the Moldovian election officials today. But the Communist say that they are determined to amend the constitutional clause whereby the head of state is chosen by parliament. The preliminary results on Sunday saw voters overwhelmingly voting for direct [...]



Kazakhstan Prepares for the OIC Chairmanship in 2011

The 9th Eurasian Forum 2010 organized by the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan kicked off on 27 April 2010 at Almaty, Kazakhstan. While inaugurating the Forum, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan H E Nursultan Nazarbayev highlighted his country’s aspiration to assume a leading role in regional as well [...]