Kazakhstan announces preliminary results of Kurultai elections PHOTO

Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission has announced the preliminary results of the elections for deputies of the Kurultai.

As of the morning of August 24, the Adilet party was leading with 71.17% of the vote, Caliber.Az reports via Kazakh media.

The other parties received the following shares:

• Auyl — 6.26%;

• Respublica — 5.56%;

• Ak Zhol — 5.21%;

• OSDP — 5.11%;

• NPK — 3.10%;

• Baytaq — 1.7%;

• Against all — 2.51%.

Parties must secure at least 5% of the vote to enter the Kurultai.

According to Central Election Commission Chairman Nurlan Abdirov, 9,351,539 people out of 12,623,289 registered voters took part in the elections, bringing voter turnout to 73.8%.

The Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the country’s new unicameral legislature, established on July 1, 2026, after a constitutional referendum on March 15, 2026, that abolished the previous bicameral Parliament (Senate and Mazhilis). 

It consists of 145 deputies elected for five-year terms solely through nationwide party-list proportional representation.

By Jeyhun Aghazada