2026 Kazakhstan parliamentary election
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Tokayev allies win landslide in Kazakhstan elections
Kazakhstan is a major oil, uranium and minerals exporter.
Exit polls give Kazakhstan's pro-Tokayev Adilet party about 70 percent of the vote in the country's parliamentary elections.
Kazakhstan has close ties to Russia and China.
Kazakhstan pro-government party wins parliamentary election
74 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the election.
The new parliament is a 145-member, single-chamber body called the Kurultai.
Adilet absorbed the previous ruling party, Amanat.
Kazakhstan holds snap parliamentary elections
Polling stations opened at 7am local time (02:00 GMT) with closure scheduled for 8pm (15:00 GMT).
More than 12 million of Kazakhstan's 20 million citizens are eligible to vote in the election.
Parties must secure at least 5 percent of the overall vote to enter government.
“While a ‘lightweight’ by conventional standards, it has assets that make it significant for the rest of the world. Its geostrategic location at the heart of Eurasia makes it both an important connector and buffer between Europe, Russia, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. It is also a regional leader in Central Asia,”
Kazakhstan parliamentary election
Tokayev said the election promised to be a truly historic event.
Inflation hit 10.2% in February in Kazakhstan.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been in office since 2019.