Pro-presidential party in Kazakhstan won 71% of votes in weekend election, electoral commission says


Members of a Kazakh electoral commission count votes after polling stations closed on the day of a parliamentary election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 23, 2026. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

ALMATY, Aug ⁠24 (Reuters) - Adilet, a newly-formed pro-government ⁠party in Kazakhstan, has ‌won just over 71% of the vote in a parliamentary election held on ​Sunday, the electoral ⁠commission said on ⁠Monday, in a result likely to ⁠consolidate ‌President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's power.

Adilet was founded in ⁠the Central Asian country earlier this ​year ‌and is led by top ⁠aides ​to Tokayev. Shortly after its founding, it incorporated the previous ⁠ruling party, Amanat.

Aside from ​Adilet, the electoral commission said four other blocs, the pro-business Respublika ⁠and Ak Zhol parties, the centre-left Nationwide Social Democratic Party, and the Auyl party, which ​represents rural ⁠voters, had entered parliament.

All four opposition ​parties are seen ‌as broadly supportive ​of Tokayev's government.

(Reporting by Felix LightEditing by Andrew Osborn)

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