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Authorities in Kazakhstan said on November 17 that they had detained seven people suspected of planning "riots" during this weekend's presidential elections, which being held months after deadly unrest rocked the Central Asian country.
Kazakhstan's Central Electoral Commission says voters in the June 5 referendum were overwhelmingly in favor of proposed constitutional amendments aimed at decentralizing decision-making and stripping former President Nursultan Nazarbayev of his "national leader" status.
Although given the chance to eliminate privileges that go to their presidents, many Kazakhs say they don’t expect any real change in Kazakhstan as a referendum amending the constitution will be held on June 5.