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Kazakh presidential candidate backs polygamy to ‘help single women’

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Summary of story from Metro, 19.2.11.

A presidential hopeful in Kazakhstan has revealed that polygamy is one of his favoured policies.

Amantay Asilbek, one of 15 candidates for April’s presidential election, said he wants to help the single women of Kazakhstan by allowing men to marry more than once.

“In Kazakhstan there are a lot of single women and it is a national tragedy, because we lose potential mothers,” said the 70-year-old, who wears traditional costumes while campaigning, “I think polygamy would solve this problem.”

Despite his enthusiasm for the idea of multiple brides, Asilbek wasn’t prepared to risk offending his own spouse.

He added: “Young girls often come to my home, dreaming of becoming my wives. But none of them could so far pass the “quality test” of my current wife.”

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