Pro-presidential party in Kazakhstan won 71% of votes in weekend election, electoral commission says
Preliminary results show the pro-presidential party secured most of the 145 seats, while five parties cleared the 5% threshold, officials said.
- On Monday, the Central Election Commission released preliminary results showing Kazakhstan's Adilet party secured 71.17% of the vote in the country's first parliamentary election for the new unicameral Kurultai, held yesterday.
- This vote marks the first under the new Constitution effective July 1, which replaced Kazakhstan's former bicameral Parliament with a 145-member unicameral Kurultai across 10,423 polling stations nationwide.
- The CEC reported a 74.08% voter turnout with 9,351,539 citizens casting ballots, while 777 foreign observers from 42 countries and 13 international organizations monitored the election for external validation.
- Five parties crossed the 5% threshold for Kurultai seats, ensuring multi-party representation; the Auyl People, Respublica, Zhol Democratic Party, and Nationwide Social Democratic Party also secured representation alongside Adilet.
- Following Kurultai formation, the Government is expected to resign, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev indicated a new Vice President will be appointed within 10 days to provide new momentum.
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