Kazakhstan’s newly formed pro-government party wins parliamentary election
Summary
Kazakhstan’s new pro-government Adilet party won over 71% of the vote in the country's recent parliamentary election, which will likely strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s control. The election followed changes to the constitution that merged the parliament’s two chambers into one and allowed Tokayev to potentially run for a new seven-year term.Key Facts
- The Adilet party, formed this year and led by Tokayev’s aides, won more than 71% of the vote.
- Four other parties also won seats in the 145-member parliament, all generally supporting Tokayev.
- About 74% of eligible voters participated; roughly 12.6 million of 20 million people could vote.
- The new parliament, called the Kurultai, replaced the former two-chamber system with a single chamber.
- Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled that the new constitution allows President Tokayev to run for another seven-year term.
- Reforms aim to give the parliament more decision-making power instead of concentrating power in the presidency.
- Tokayev has led Kazakhstan since 2019 and is working to move away from the rule of the previous long-time president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
- Tokayev plans to soon announce a vice president, a new post created by the constitutional changes.
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