Alex Tairov Tengiz "I want to know, will this election be transparent?" Natasha Baigozhina Astana "Kazakhstan has growing pains."

Mirgul Omurzakova Almaty "Now is not the time for change." Aldiyar Autalipov Almaty "I used to be a victim of the total control of the government."

There are five candidates standing for president including the incumbent, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has held the post for the past 14 years.

Analysts consider his biggest rival to be Zharmakhan Tuyakbai who is standing for the main opposition party, For a Just Kazakhstan.