Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission has announced
the final results of the Kurultai elections. Of the more than 12.623 million
voters registered on the electoral roll, 9,351,539 cast their ballots, bringing
voter turnout to 74.08%. Five of the seven political parties surpassed the
five-percent electoral threshold. The Adilet party secured the strongest
support, receiving 71.17% of the vote. It was followed by the Auyl with 6.26%,
Respublica with 5.56%, Aq Jol with 5.21%, and the Nationwide Social Democratic
Party with 5.11%. The People’s Party of Kazakhstan and Baytaq failed to clear
the required threshold, receiving 3.11% and 1.07%, respectively. Meanwhile,
2.51% of voters opted for ‘Against All.’ Thus, five political parties have
secured seats in the new unicameral Parliament. CEC Chairman Nurlan Abdirov
outlined how the 145 parliamentary mandates were distributed among the
political parties.
«Thus, the parliamentary seats are distributed among
the political parties as follows: the Adilet party – 110 seats, the Nationwide
Social Democratic Party – 8, the Auyl – 10, Aq Jol Democratic Party of
Kazakhstan – 8, and Respublica – 9,» noted Nurlan Abdirov,
Chairman of the Central Election Commission of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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