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Kazakh ruling party grabs over 70% of vote: Exit poll
By IANS| Published: 11th January 2021 3:27 pm IST
Nur-Sultan, Jan 11 : An exit poll revealed on Monday that Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan Party has secured 71.97 per cent of the vote cast during Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
The Ak Zhol Democratic Party grabbed 10.18 per cent of the vote, followed by the People’s Party of Kazakhstan with 9.03 per cent, according to the poll conducted by the “Public Opinion” Research Institute.
Meanwhile, the Auyl Party and the Adal Party did not pass the seven-vote threshold to enter parliament, reports Xinhua news agency.
During his visit to the campaign headquarters, Chairman of the Nur Otan Party Nursultan Nazarbayev offered congratulations on the Party’s sweeping victory in the elections.
Kazakh Ruling Party Keeps Tight Grip In Uncompetitive Vote
January 11, 2021 11:51 GMT
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ALMATY Kazakhstan s ruling Nur Otan party has kept its firm grip on power in parliamentary elections called “uncompetitive” by international observers after the only registered opposition boycotted the vote to protest a lack of development and freedom in the Central Asian nation’s political landscape.
The Central Election Commission said on January 11 that preliminary results from the vote a day earlier gave former authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbaev’s Nur Otan, the ruling party since 1999, 71.1 percent, while two other parties loyal to it Ak Zhol (Bright Path), and the People’s Party (formerly the Communist People’s Party) also exceeded the 7 percent threshold needed to win seats in the Mazhilis, or lower house of parliament.
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Kazakh voters headed to parliamentary polls on Sunday, with five political parties vying for seats in the Majilis, or the lower chamber of the parliament.
Parliamentary elections underway in Kazakhstan,Nur-Sultan, Jan 10 (IANS) Kazakh voters headed to parliamentary polls on Sunday, with five political parties vying for seats in the Majilis, or the lower chamber of Parliament. According to the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan, a total of 10,060 polling stations have been set up at home and abroad,