CEC announced the final results of the election of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

CEC announced the final results of the election of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The CEC announced the final results of the extraordinary elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was elected head of state with 81.31% of the votes.

"The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan decided:

  1. Consider Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich as the elected President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  2. Register Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich as the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  3. To present the corresponding certificate to the registered President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  4. To determine November 26, 2022 as the day of swearing in of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich, who was elected in early elections on November 20, 2022," – published on the website of the CEC of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Six people ran for President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

6 456 392 people, or 81.31%, voted for Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The line "Against all" was chosen by 460 484 people, or 5.80%.

For the other candidates:

- Karakat Abden – 206 206 votes, or 2.60 %;

- Nurlana Auesbayeva – 176 116 votes, or 2.22 %;

- Zhiguli Dairabayeva – 271 641 votes, or 3.42 %;

- Meiram Kazhyken – 200 907 votes, or 2.53 %;

- Saltanat Tursynbekov – 168 731 votes, or 2.12%.

11 953 465 citizens were included in the voter lists for the unified national electoral district. 8 278 570 people took part in the voting, 13,282 of them voted on absentee ballots and 112 969 voters voted outside the voting premises.

According to the CEC of the Republic of Kazakhstan