Key facts
- Kazakhstan's pro-government Adilet party won over 71% of the vote in a parliamentary election.
- The election was the first under a new constitutional framework establishing a single-chamber parliament called the Kurultai.
- The result is expected to consolidate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's power.
- Four other parties, seen as supportive of Tokayev, also entered parliament.
Kazakhstan held a parliamentary election, the first under a new constitutional framework that established a single-chamber parliament known as the Kurultai. The vote was widely anticipated to strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's authority. The pro-government Adilet party, led by top aides to Tokayev and having incorporated the previous ruling party Amanat, secured over 71% of the vote. Four other blocs, including the pro-business Respublika and Ak Zhol parties, the centre-left Nationwide Social Democratic Party, and the rural-focused Auyl party, also entered parliament. These opposition parties are generally seen as supportive of Tokayev's government.