2026 Kazakhstan parliamentary election
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Kazakhstan pro-government party wins parliamentary election
The election was triggered by a new constitution that streamlined parliament from two chambers into one.
74 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the election.
Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled last month that the new constitution allows Tokayev to run for a new seven-year term.
Tokayev allies win landslide in Kazakhstan elections
Kazakhstan has close ties to Russia and China.
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 holds snap parliamentary elections
More than 12 million of Kazakhstan's 20 million citizens are eligible to vote in the election.
Polling stations opened at 7am local time (02:00 GMT) with closure scheduled for 8pm (15:00 GMT).
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly announced the deployment of nearly 80 parliamentarians and staff from approximately 30 countries to observe the election.
“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.
Lukpan Akhmedyarov faces up to seven years in prison.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been in office since 2019.