Astana LRT and bus travel to be free for one day

Tengrinews.kz — On August 23, the day of the Kurultai parliamentary election, public transport in Astana will be free of charge, City Transportation Systems (CTS) reported.
According to CTS, the measure is intended to make travel more convenient for residents and improve access to polling stations.
Free travel will apply to:

the Tarlan Astana light rail system;city bus routes;express routes;suburban routes.

Passengers are advised to take this information into account when planning their journeys.
Kurultai election
As a reminder, the election to the Kurultai, Kazakhstan’s unicameral Parliament, is scheduled for August 23. Seven political parties have been approved to take part, with 546 candidates on their lists.
The transition to a unicameral Parliament became one of the key elements of the constitutional reform. The draft of the new Constitution stipulated that the Kurultai would consist of 145 deputies serving five-year terms.
We also previously examined the powers of the new Kurultai. These include overseeing the work of the government, hearing reports from ministers, the ability to pass a vote of no confidence in the government, and participating in the appointment of key officials.
The idea of reforming Parliament was presented at a meeting of the National Kurultai in Kyzylorda. It was announced at the time that the new model would eliminate the presidential quota and the quota of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, while retaining quotas for young people, women and people with special needs.