Presidential elections in Kazakhstan: list of candidates
On October 11, the nomination of presidential candidates was completed in Kazakhstan.
Zhiguli Dairabayev became the first presidential candidate. He is nominated from the Auyl party. Zhiguli Dairabayev is the chairman of the Committee of the Agro-industrial complex of the Presidium of NCE "Atameken" and the chairman of the Association of Farmers of Kazakhstan. He is 68 years old.
On October 9, the CEC found that presidential candidate Zhiguli Dayrabayev meets the requirements imposed on him by the Constitution and the constitutional law "On Elections".
On October 6, 69-year-old Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was nominated as a presidential candidate from the People's coalition of political parties and public associations.
Civil activists and members of the public initiated the creation of the movement "For Tokayev's Reforms". During the beginning of the election campaign, several republican public associations decided to nominate the incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as a candidate for the upcoming elections.
On October 8, the Central Election Commission noted that the current Head of State meets the requirements for presidential candidates. Then the CEC decided: to issue the necessary number of signature sheets to collect signatures in support of the candidate.
The next presidential candidate is 65-year-old Nurlan Auesbayev. He was nominated by the National Social Democratic Party (OSDP).
According to the results of the exam, the linguistic commission unanimously decided by an open vote that Nurlan Auesbayev is fluent in the state language.
On October 10, the CEC reported that Nurlan Auesbayev meets the requirements for presidential candidates.
The leader of the unregistered Yntymaq party, Meiram Kazhyken, was nominated as a presidential candidate on September 28 at a meeting of the central executive committee of the ROP "Commonwealth of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan "Amanat". Kazhyken is 61 years old.
On October 4, he submitted documents to the CEC. Based on the results of the exam, the linguistic commission unanimously decided that presidential candidate Meiram Kazhyken is fluent in the state language.
48-year-old Karakat Abden became the first female candidate in the upcoming elections. She was nominated by the National Alliance of Professional Social Workers.
Karakat Abden is a mother of four children, a public figure, a member of the National Commission for Women and Family and Demographic Policy under the President, a freelance adviser to the Mayor of Astana on social issues, a member of the public council of the capital.
On October 8, Karakat Abden submitted documents to the CEC, and later passed the Kazakh language proficiency exam. According to the results of the exam, the linguistic commission reported that the candidate is fluent in the state language. After that, the CEC issued a resolution: The Karakat Abden meets the requirements.
On October 10, Talgat Yergaliyev's documents on his nomination as a presidential candidate from the Republican Association of Legal Entities "Union of Builders of Kazakhstan" were submitted to the CEC. So far, Talgat Yergaliyev has not yet passed the exam for knowledge of the Kazakh language.
Another woman, Saltanat Tursynbekova, was nominated as a presidential candidate from the Republican Public Association "Kazakh mothers -the way to traditions".
Saltanat Tursynbekova submitted the necessary documents to the CEC.
Saltanat Tursynbekova has worked in government agencies, the Supreme Court over the years, is an active member of the Public Council of Astana, as well as the head of the project "Kazakhstan without domestic violence".
Ex-Majilisman Nurzhan Altayev also submitted documents as a candidate. But the Central Election Commission checks the complaints of a number of heads of branches of the NGO "Mukalmas" (from which the candidate is nominated) about the falsification of the minutes of the meeting of the supreme body of the public association.Nurzhan Altaev is 44 years old.
Zhumatai Aliyev was also nominated as a presidential candidate
On October 10, the Central Election Commission presented his documents on the nomination of a candidate for president of the country by the public association "Halyk Demographiyasy". Zhumatai Aliyev is 70 years old. Previously, he was a deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the fifth convocation from the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.
72-year-old Khairulla Gabzhalilov submitted documents to the Central Election Commission for registration as a candidate for the early presidential elections. He is nominated by the NGO "Association of oralmans "Asar".
According to open sources, Gabzhalilov was part of a group of designers who developed the national currency of Kazakhstan - tenge.
Bakyt Zhanabayev was nominated as a presidential candidate by the public association "Kazakhstan League of Football Fans".
Bakyt Zhanabayev is 46 years old. He works in the Department of State Revenue of Astana. He started his career in 2001 in the state revenue bodies.
Fatima Bizakova was nominated by the Republican Public Association "Practical Psychology". On October 11, the relevant documents were submitted to the CEC.
A presidential candidate must be supported by at least one percent of the total number of voters, equally representing at least two-thirds of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital of the Republic. According to the unified electronic register of citizens-voters of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the total number of voters of the republic as of July 1, 2022 is 11 million 827 thousand 277 people. Thus, the presidential candidate must be supported by at least 118 thousand 273 voters.
From 18:00 on October 21, pre-election campaigning will begin, which lasts 28 days until 00:00 of the day preceding the vote, that is, until 00:00 on November 19. November 19 is the day of silence.
Elections-2022: Kazakhstanis will have the opportunity to vote against all
Early presidential elections in Kazakhstan are scheduled for November 20, 2022. Under the new legislation, the President is elected for only one seven-year term. Re-election is prohibited.
On November 20, voting will take place from 07:00 to 20:00 local time. The results of the counting of votes for administrative territorial units are established by territorial election commissions and delivered to the CEC within two days, that is, until November 22.
Earlier, the CEC reported that the establishment of the results and registration of the elected president takes no more than 7 days from the CEC according to the norms of the current legislation (until November 27. - Approx.).