. >> i'm in a central location in the heart of the capital at as tarna at a polling station where people have been coming in and out. many government employees feeling it's their duty to come out and vote. and probably feeling pressure from employers to come in and post their ballots. it's part of a party atmosphere. music, children, gifts being given - like irons and kitchen you tense ills. most -- uten sills. most consider this election a foregone conclusion. the person in power has been in power for quarter of a century. the candidates. there's two objections. if they were carrise mattic and have funding and were opposed to the policies or offered alternatives which they don't. if there was a free media in kazakhstan where people could criticize the government. which there isn't. mr nazarba yrk e have would win. he's done a reasonable job in allowing the oil wealth to trickle down and reach a chunk of the population. a lot of people think he at least is the best man nor the job. >> leaders of the south-east asian countries, asian are meeting to promote business ideas through the bloc.