Kazakh opposition bloc officially registered

The opposition bloc For a Just Kazakhstan announced on 3 August that it was officially registered by the Kazakh authorities the previous day, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported.

The bloc described its registration as "the common victory of democratic forces."

Bloc leader Zharmakhan Tuyakbai is the presumptive unified opposition candidate in Kazakhstan's upcoming presidential election, which will be held in either December 2005 or December 2006.

RFE/RL, August 9, 2005