A voter casts a ballot at a polling station during presidential elections outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. /Reuters
Millions of voters headed to polling stations on Sunday as Kazakhstan held its snap presidential election.
Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) and will close at 9:00 p.m. (1500 GMT), with first exit polls expected around midnight Sunday (1800 GMT.)
According to Astana Times, there're a total of 11,950,485 eligible voters. And turnout has hit over 60 percent as of 4 p.m. local time, Kazinform news agency said.
Five candidates are on the ballot against incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.