Voter turnout in Kazakhstan’s Kurultai elections reaches 72.15%

On 23 August 2026, Kazakhstan held elections to choose 145 members of the Kurultai, its new single-chamber parliament, the first legislative election under a new constitution. Tokayev cast his ballot, and Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov also voted.

Turnout reached 72.15% by the evening and 74.19% when voting concluded, according to preliminary figures. The Associated Press and Deutsche Welle wrote that the vote was expected to strengthen the president's grip on power. Die Zeit reported that the governing party won.