Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Kazakhstan. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Kazakhstan.On December 4, 2005, Nursultan Nazarbayev was reelected in a land-slide victory. The electoral commission announced that he had won over 90% of the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) concluded the election did not meet international standards despite some improvements in the administration of the election. Xinhua News Agency reported that Chinese observers, responsible in overseeing 25 polling stations in Astana, found that voting in those polls was conducted in a "transparent and fair" manner.
| Candidates and nominating parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursultan Nazarbayev - Fatherland (Otan) | 6,147,517 | 91.15 | |
| Zharmakhan Tuyakbay - Coalition for a Just Kazakhstan (Ediletti Kazakhstan Yuzhin) | 445,934 | 6.61 | |
| Alikhan Baimenov - Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Bright Path (Qazaqstan Demokratiyalyk Partiyasi Ak Zhol) | 108,730 | 1.61 | |
| Yerassyl Abylkassymov - Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan Kommunistik Khalkik Partiyasi) | 23,252 | 0.34 | |
| Mels Eleusizov - Tabighat | 18,834 | 0.28 | |
| Total (turnout 76.8%) | 6,744,267 | ||
| Source: Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom | |||
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatherland (Nur-Otan) | 5,174,169 | 88.05 | 98 |
| Nationwide Social Democratic Party (Zhalpyulttyk Sotsial-Demokratiyalyk Partiya) | 271,525 | 4.62 | 0 |
| Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Bright Path (Qazaqstan Demokratiyalyk Partiyasi Ak Zhol) | 192,155 | 3.27 | 0 |
| Village Social Democratic Party (Auyl Sotsial-Demokratiyalyk Partiyasi) | 93,023 | 1.58 | 0 |
| People's Communist Party of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan Khalyk Kommunistik Partiyasi) | 77,274 | 1.31 | 0 |
| Party of Patriots | 44,175 | 0.75 | 0 |
| Rukhaniyat Party | 24,308 | 0.41 | 0 |
| Total (turnout 64.56%) | 98 |
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