Opponents of Mr Nazarbayev claim the test has been implemented to deter them from running. [REUTERS]

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Kazakhstan's first presidential candidates took a 90-minute spelling and grammar test Tuesday, following the announcement Monday by the country's election commission that presidential hopefuls will have to pass a strict language test, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The handful of candidates putting themselves forward to take on Nursultan Nazarbayev in an election this April will be allowed just one spelling mistake on the test. （点击《每日电讯报》查看原文）

竞选哈总统需语法考试

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，哈萨克斯坦选举委员会周一宣布，参加总统选举的候选人将不得不通过紧张激烈的90分钟的词汇拼写和语法考试。候选人于周二参加考试。

       总统努尔苏丹·纳扎尔巴耶夫建议今年4月举行的总统选举中，候选人在测试中只被允许有一处拼写错误。