Astonishment In Astana Poem by Zamir Osorov

The Kazakhstani board of elections has announsed a winner.
Holly cow! It’s Nazarbaev!
No one saw that coming!
The president pull off dramatic upset reelection victory!
He gained 95.5%. Others only 4,5%.
This is result of his astonishing charisma!
How else can you explain the fact
that even his opponrnts voted for him?
Charisma. It definitely charisma.
Provinces reporting 100% voted for nim.
What you say for that?
Even the people, preparing for end,
returned from coma, letargia, clinical death for voting for dear Nazarbaev.
Really! And what happenet after?
They are all exhorted back - to death with last words –
long live, Nazarbaev!


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