BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 25. Kazakhstan's
Central Election Commission has established the results of the
Kurultai elections and allocated parliamentary mandates among
political parties.
Five political parties that received at least 5% of the votes
took part in the distribution of mandates.
The Adilet party secured the largest number of seats, with 110
mandates. The Auyl party received 10 seats, Respublica - 9, the Ak
Zhol Democratic Party of Kazakhstan - 8, and the National Social
Democratic Party - 8.
Adilet received 6,528,948 votes, or 71.17% of the votes
cast.
Auyl received 574,621 votes (6.26%), Respublica - 509,631
(5.56%), Ak Zhol - 478,083 (5.21%), and the National Social
Democratic Party - 469,058 (5.11%).
The Kazakhstan Green Party "Baitak" received 97,751 votes
(1.07%), while the People's Party of Kazakhstan received 285,395
votes (3.11%). Neither party surpassed the 5% threshold and
therefore did not participate in the allocation of parliamentary
mandates.
A total of 230,446 ballots, or 2.51%, were marked "Against
all."
The Kurultai elections, which were held in Kazakhstan on August
23, marked the formation of the country's new unicameral
parliament.
