Adilet Party Wins Kazakhstan Kurultai Elections with Overwhelming Majority

Kazakhstan's Adilet party has achieved a decisive victory in the nation's Kurultai elections, capturing 71.17% of the vote and securing 110 out of 145 seats. The final results, announced by the Central Election Commission on August 25, confirmed the party's overwhelming success.

A total of 9,351,539 voters cast ballots out of 12,623,289 eligible, resulting in a 74.08% voter turnout. Adilet garnered 6,528,948 votes, significantly exceeding the 5% threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. Other parties that met the threshold include the Auyl People’s Democratic Patriotic Party with 6.26% of the vote and 10 seats, and Respublica with 5.56% and nine seats.

The Aq Zhol Democratic Party secured 5.21% of the vote, earning eight seats, while the Nationwide Social Democratic Party also won eight seats with 5.11%. The People’s Party of Kazakhstan and the Baytaq Green Party failed to cross the 5% threshold, receiving 3.11% and 1.07% of the vote, respectively. Approximately 2.51% of voters selected the "against all" option.

This election marks a significant moment in Kazakhstan's political landscape, being the first parliamentary election conducted under the country's new constitutional framework. The newly established 145-member Kurultai replaces the former bicameral Parliament, following the constitution's implementation on July 1.