71.12% of Kazakhstani voters approved the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan's history in a referendum held this Sunday. teleSUR
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00:00In Kazakhstan, the construction of a nuclear power plant was approved on Sunday through
00:03a referendum with 66.23% support and 63.87% turnout, according to preliminary data presented
00:11by the country's Central Electoral Commission.
00:13More than 12.2 million Kazakhs voted on Sunday to agree or disagree on the government's
00:18proposal to build the country's first-ever nuclear power plant.
00:21During the process, it was reported that there were no major incidents.
00:25In addition, the president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, went to the polls earlier
00:29in the day and cast his vote at a polling station in the capital city of Astana.
00:33The construction of a nuclear power plant will reduce Russia's electricity imports
00:37and its dependence on fossil fuels, as the country is 80% dependent on coal mines to
00:41generate electricity, a highly polluting sector.