Kazakhstan Holds First Kurultai Vote Under Tokayev's New System
Seven state-approved parties are competing for 145 seats as critics say the new system will further concentrate power in President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's hands.
- On Sunday, Kazakhstan opened 10,363 polling stations for the nation's first elections to the Kurultai, the country's new unicameral legislature. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev initiated this snap parliamentary vote to strengthen his rule in Central Asia.
- The election follows President Tokayev's 'New Kazakhstan' reform package, which replaced the bicameral parliament with the unicameral Kurultai. The Amanat party dissolved into the newly formed Adilet party, led by Tokayev's aides, to distance the government from former President Nursultan Nazarbayev's legacy.
- In total, 12,605,788 citizens are registered to vote, with 777 foreign observers from 42 countries accredited to monitor the process. Parties must secure at least 5 percent of the overall vote to enter the 145-member legislature.
- Voting began at 7 a.m. Astana time, with 228 citizens casting ballots at overseas polling stations by 8 a.m. The Central Election Commission prohibited publishing exit polls or election forecasts on election day.
- Positioning itself as a middle power between Europe, Russia, and China, Kazakhstan faces mounting economic pressures on its 21 million citizens. While recent growth continued, analysts note inflation and tax increases have eroded living standards amid geopolitical tensions.
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According to forecasts, the Adilet party, supported by the President of Kazakhstan, has 70 to 72 percent of the votes. Only seven parties took part in the election, all of which are considered to be more or less loyal to Kassym-Shomart Tokayev.
According to extrapolations, the presidential party Adilet comes to 70 to 72 percent of the votes in the election. Five more parties enter the first single-chamber parliament.
Kazakhstan's ruling party won unsurprisingly early parliamentary elections in the largest economy in Central Asia on Sunday, where the political scene remains under the control of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, despite promises of liberalisation. According to the three polls released by state television, the Adilet party obtained between 70 and 72% of the votes. Five of the seven parties authorized to participate in the elections will be repre…
The ruling party in Kazakhstan won Sunday unsurprisingly the early legislative elections in the first economy in Central Asia, where...
Some 12.6 million of the country's 20 million people are called to the polls
Kazakhstan holds first Parliamentary elections under new Constitution
Kazakhstan on Sunday voted in its first elections for the 145-member Kurultai, the country’s new unicameral Parliament created under a Constitution that took effect on July 1. Voters chose from seven registered party lists in a single nationwide constituency.
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