On November 20, early presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan. Photo: Internet According to preliminary voting results, the incumbent president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won a decisive victory in the presidential elections. The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan reported that 8,300,046 people participated in the voting, or 69.44% of the total number of voters. More than 6.4 […]
On November 20, early presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan.
Photo: InternetAccording to preliminary voting results, the incumbent president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won a decisive victory in the presidential elections.
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan reported that 8,300,046 people participated in the voting, or 69.44% of the total number of voters.
More than 6.4 million voters, or 81.31%, voted for Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
In second place is the candidate from the People’s Democratic Patriotic Party “Aul,” Zhiguli Dairabaev – 3.42%. The third place was taken by the candidate from the Public Organization “National Alliance of Professional Social Workers,” Karakat Abden – 2.60%.
The fourth and fifth places were taken by Meiram Kazhiken – 2.53%, and Nurlan Auesbaev – 2.22%, respectively. In sixth place is Saltanat Tursynbekova – 2.12%.
On the same day, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon sent a congratulatory telegram to the newly elected president of Kazakhstan, warmly congratulating him on his decisive victory in the presidential elections. According to him, his reelection as president is a vivid confirmation of the “high political authority” and “nationwide support for the course” aimed at developing the country and strengthening its positions on the international stage.
At the same time, experts believe that the leaders of Central Asian countries usually begin to turn into dictators when the opponents of the incumbent president in presidential elections are little-known candidates who cannot even garner 5% of the votes.