Kazakhstan votes in parliamentary election
Kazakhstan held a parliamentary election expected to solidify President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's political control. The vote follows a constitutional overhaul that grants the president expanded powers and resets his term limits.
Why it matters
As a major Central Asian nation balancing relations between Russia and the West, Kazakhstan's political stability has significant geopolitical implications.
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Kazakhstan voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to further strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest nation .
The pro-presidential Adilet party is widely predicted to win an overwhelming majority, with several smaller parties loyal to Tokayev also anticipated to enter parliament. The vote was the country’s first election to a new, single-chamber parliament called the Kurultai.
The 73-year-old Tokayev, a former Soviet official and Kazakh diplomat who previously worked at the United Nations, has been in office since 2019.
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