well 7 people are vying for the top job but only one is from the opposition a correspondent robin forrester walker joins us live from the new the renamed capital nursultan robin this is the 1st election in almost 30 years in which time has a bias is not on the ballot paper that some major development for the country is it not. the morning how do you know it's a big deal because 30 years of the same mr baez and yet he handed in his resignation emotes. the 1st sitting president in this region to do so so he's still very much alive and well but he decided that it was time to move a saw eat to allow as he and his 2nd woman put it this country to move forward with its democratic development said we have the appearance of democracy but this election taking place today in all those young cousins who never known anyone else other than mr 95 but mr takeyh if he's his chosen candidate he's the interim president and it looks very very much like mr talk i have is lined up for the presidency and we do not expect to see any surprises this is what democracy is all about in kazakstan and very managed process in o

groups say the vote was unfair and should be boycotted at least 500 people were arrested robin forrester walker reports from the capital. i was this was no what's the electoral turnout the authorities wanted disorder in kazakstan capital. and 2nd city almaty was the only course the vote protesters cried because they do not believe this election office them a real choice. some said they supported the democratic choice of kazakstan political party. the cameraman was for i'm not afraid because i've had enough i've been living without a home in temporary accommodation for 13 years i'm fed up of this said they wanted freedom to demonstrate because unsanctioned protests are illegal and hasn't started really just the election isn't fair it's all been decided already it's not like the term to choices as they are all. it's all like the circus was to drive the east now working their way down the centuries street the protesters are in front of me they are trying to stay ahead of the police. in the street. grabbing ceased. it's really getting it's a good if the situation. was good and that. this was the im

relationship ever since they fought a war over the breakaway region of south ossetia 11 years ago robin forrester walker has more from tbilisi. protesters and you would you have to keep grievances against their government its handling of russia's occupation of 20 percent.

30 years the interim president has been handpicked by the country's former leader but as robin forrester walker reports from almaty a growing youth movement has other ideas. old men have been running kazakstan 3 years and people here are now being asked to vote for another one. but younger kazakhs getting other ideas elsewhere. this post went viral exposing the absurdity of a political system where even a blank ballot lands you in trouble and i did not get rid of any of that one activism has grown rapidly since president nursultan nazarbayev resigned in march after 30 years. there. and the lot further on his chosen successor. is expected to win on sunday in what many say is a managed election. but some activists are calling on voters to boycott the poll saying it won't change anything this relation 1st meaning with and this system is weak because one person can decide for my whole continent what we're trying to do now is convince enough people to speak out i mean them more people will speak out thomas the train their people will be ready maybe they call themselves only end in kazakh meaning wak

relationship ever since they fought a war over the breakaway region of south ossetia 11 years ago robin forrester walker has more from tbilisi. protesters in georgia have to keep grievances against their government its handling of russia's occupation of 20 percent of georgian territory and its heavy handed response to the demonstration whose a show here of solidarity for those blinded by rubber bullets in thursday's police crackdown. the violence began after opposition m.p.'s heckled russian deputies invited into georgia's parliament georgia has had no diplomatic ties with moscow since its war with russia over south the setia in 2008. later clashes between protesters and police were the worst in 7 years since judges governing party came to power with more than 200 people injured and around 300 people detained. colleagues were among. each. identifiable even though they were. the police guys that were continued chasing them. suck up to those. so far the government has responded by removing to speaker of parliament was that opposition politicians say that's nothing new there has to be somebody responsible

election was free and fair at least $500.00 protesters were detained in the run up to the vote robin forrester walker reports from the capital. this was door to the electorate turned out to your thirty's wanted disorder because it stuns capital. and 2nd city. we call the vote protesters croyde because they do not believe this election office . i'm a real choice. some said they supported the democratic choice of stone and political party. for coming here for the reasons for i'm not afraid because i've had enough i've been living without a home in temporary accommodation for 13 years i'm fed up others said they wanted freedom to demonstrate because unsanctioned protests are illegal and hasn't started any just the election isn't fair it's all been decided already it's not like attend choices as they are all. its own like circus was the right things now are working their way down the centuries street the protesters in front of me they are trying to say ahead of the police. in the future drugs are being seized. and it's really getting it's a good if the situation. was good and that. this was the image the

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europe so the vote showed a little respect for democratic standards and a fundamental rights robin forrester walker reports from the capital. when has been modest compared to the huge support his predecessor used to enjoy but he still won more than 70 percent of the votes cast in a 77 percent turnout a result he insisted was authentic from about the year before you have the upper this is a matter of trust which i must justify in the next 5 years the elections themselves so that the citizens of kazakhstan care about their duty there was a very large voter turnout no one forced anyone it happened naturally. al-jazeera cannot independently verify this video but there are many like hits on social media suggesting widespread ballot stuffing the. opposition observers said counts from dozens of polling stations in the capital but if it took a rival. used to want to do what they did. if you look at the reports i have in my head which we collected across an obvious leading 5050 or a little bit more a little bit less 15 percent he supposed to. god is a lie it's disinfo mation. allegations of fraud in this el

robin forrest the walker is live for us in bishkek for where that copper at that tech conference has been taking place the shanghai cooperation now what else are you hearing from there and what are the world leaders gathered there have been saying about. what's important to point out about the shanghai cooperation organization is that combined it's a big block in terms of a share of global population and g.d.p. and territory and crucially i think president rouhani although we ron is an observer. member is it has observer status what's important is that here president rouhani is among friends because earlier he had a bilateral with president he chimping and he chimping said that china was looking forward to the steady development of toys with iran no matter how the situation changes reports we know. but to me that seems like an expression of very much of support for iran in its hour of need at the moment both russia and china have an opportunity or are seeing an opportunity here to help iran. tilt perhaps eastwards given the problems that it's facing at the moment the the pressure it'

europe said the vote showed little respect to democratic standards and fundamental rights robin forrester walkerreports from the capital. is when has been modest compared to the huge supports his predecessor used to enjoy but he still won more than 70 percent of the votes cast in a 77 percent turnout a result he insisted was authentic coming back that we are here for you have those on the part of this is a mandate of trust which i must justify in the next 5 years the elections themselves so that the citizens of kazakhstan care about their duties there was a very large voter turnout here no one forced anyone it happened naturally. al-jazeera cannot independently verify this video but there are many like hits on social media suggesting widespread ballot stuffing the key is that opposition observers said counts from dozens of polling stations in the capital pay for it took main rival. used to want to do what they do. if you look at the reports i have in my head which we collected because an obvious leading $5050.00 or a little bit more a little bit less the 15 percent he supposedly got is a lie it'