What is known about preliminary results of elections to Kazakhstan’s new parliament

ASTANA, August 24. /TASS/. Five parties will receive seats in Kazakhstan’s unicameral parliament (Kurultai) following the elections, with voter turnout reaching 74.08%, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported at a briefing, citing preliminary results. TASS has compiled the key information on the elections. - According to the Central Election Commission, 9,351,539 of the country’s 12,623,289 eligible voters participated in the election. - 2.51% of voters selected the "none of the above" option on the ballot. - According to the CEC’s calculations, the Adilet party, formed this year and supporting the policies of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, received 71.17% of the vote. A total of 6,528,948 voters cast their ballots for the party. - It is expected to win a majority of the 145 seats and become the ruling party, according to preliminary election results announced by the country’s Central Election Commission. - The Auyl party garnered 6.26%. - The Aq Jol had 5.21%, according to preliminary election results announced by Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission. - The Nationwide Social Democratic Party got 5.11% of the vote. - The People’s Party of Kazakhstan and Baytaq did not secure seats in the Kurultai, receiving 3.11% and 1.07% of the vote, respectively. - The Central Election Commission will tally and publish the final election results at a later date. - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) observer mission did not record any election day violations that would have affected the Kurultai election results, SCO Deputy Secretary-General T.R.Midhun said at a briefing in Astana. - According to him, international observers from the SCO deemed the August 23 parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan to be transparent, credible, and democratic. - The elections to the country’s new unicameral parliament were conducted at a high organizational level and were fair and competitive, said Igor Petrishenko, head of the CIS observer mission and first deputy secretary-general of the organization. - He noted that all parties in the elections for Kazakhstan’s new parliament were provided equal conditions to conduct their campaigns freely. - Elections for lawmakers to the new unicameral parliament were held in Kazakhstan on August 23. - More than 10,000 polling stations were open on election day, including 79 abroad. - A new constitution providing for the transition from a bicameral to a unicameral parliament came into force in the country on July 1. - The Kurultai has 145 members, who were elected solely from party lists, and their term of office will be five years. - To enter parliament, parties had to clear a minimum threshold of 5%.