The Adilet Party received 71.17% of the vote in Kazakhstan’s election to determine the composition of the single-chamber Kurultay, according to preliminary results. Nurlan Abdirov, chairman of Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission, announced the election figures at a news conference in the capital, Astana.
Turnout reached 74.08%
The total number of eligible voters was announced as 12,623,289. Of these, 9,865 were abroad, while the number of voters who cast ballots was 9,351,539.
According to the preliminary results, turnout stood at 74.08%. The share of voters who selected the option opposing all choices on the ballot was 2.51%.
Five parties will enter the Kurultay
After the Adilet Party, the Auyl Party ranked second with 6.26% of the vote, followed by the Respublica Party with 5.56%. The Democratic Ak Zhol Party received 5.21%, the National Social Democratic Party 5.11%, the People’s Party of Kazakhstan 3.11%, and the Baytak Kazakhstan Green Party 1.07%.
Five of the seven parties that contested the election crossed the 5% threshold. Adilet, Auyl, Respublica, the Democratic Ak Zhol Party and the National Social Democratic Party will be represented in the single-chamber Kurultay, which has 145 seats.