Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved the lower house of Parliament and called a snap election for March 19, Reuters reported Jan. 19. In doing so, Tokayev noted changes to the voting system, including the ability to vote "against all" and the reduction of the electoral threshold for a party to enter the lower house from 7% to 5%.
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