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Ruling Party Leads In Kazakhstan s Parliamentary Polls
Nur Otan party wins nearly 72% of Sunday’s vote. Kazakhstan s ruling party won a landslide in parliamentary elections held Sunday with nearly 72% percent of the vote, according to exit poll results.
An exit poll by the Democracy Institute said the ruling Nur Otan party led by former president Nursultan Nazarbayev ranked first with 72.1%, while the Ak Zhol Democratic Party is second with 10.27% and the People s Party of Kazakhstan is third with 9.54%.​​​​​​​
The Auyl People s Democratic Patriotic Party received 4.93% of vote, and the Adal party 3.25%.
A total of 20,000 voters took part in the polls.
Kazakh ruling party grabs over 70% of vote: Exit poll
By IANS| Published: 11th January 2021 3:27 pm IST
Nur-Sultan, Jan 11 : An exit poll revealed on Monday that Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan Party has secured 71.97 per cent of the vote cast during Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
The Ak Zhol Democratic Party grabbed 10.18 per cent of the vote, followed by the People’s Party of Kazakhstan with 9.03 per cent, according to the poll conducted by the “Public Opinion” Research Institute.
Meanwhile, the Auyl Party and the Adal Party did not pass the seven-vote threshold to enter parliament, reports Xinhua news agency.
During his visit to the campaign headquarters, Chairman of the Nur Otan Party Nursultan Nazarbayev offered congratulations on the Party’s sweeping victory in the elections.