Exit polls showed Nazarbayev victory with a score of above 97% – RBC

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev votes in early presidential elections

Photo: RIA Novosti

At the last April 26 presidential elections in Kazakhstan for the incumbent head of state voted 97.5% of voters. This is indicated by the data exit polls. These figures are reported exit polls conducted the Association of Legal Entities “Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan”, Interfax reported. Exit polls “Institute for Democracy”, which refers to the data RIA Novosti, showed the same result.

According to the “Institute for Democracy”, another candidate – Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan Turgun Syzdykov – scored 1.87 % of the vote, and self-promoted, chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic Abelgazi Kusainov was 0,63%.

Earlier, the CEC of the Republic reported that, according to preliminary data of the CEC, turnout in presidential elections in Kazakhstan amounted to 95.11%. Official voting results Office promised to inform the Monday, April 27.

The presidential election in Kazakhstan were extraordinary, move them in 2016 offered 14 February, the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, which is chaired by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Members of the Assembly stated that “in terms of increasing global economic crisis,” the president “should be given a new mandate of national confidence.” March 15 CEC approved the current president of the republic as a candidate for early presidential elections, and the decision was taken unanimously.

Nazarbayev told afterwards that personal agendas were different, but he had to agree with the opinion of the people. Nazarbayev stretch has led the country since 1989, and in 2010 he received the title Elbasy – leader of the nation. OSCE noted earlier that the election was the fourth consecutive electoral campaign carried out ahead of time, with the election debates in the campaign is not provided. Nazarbayev campaign events does not participate – are campaigning for him proxies. Previous elections in 2011, Nazarbayev won with 95.55% of the vote. Turnout then was 89.99% of the voters.

In its election program Nazarbayev proposed a package of five institutional reforms. They are designed to respond to external challenges, such as the collapse of world market prices of energy and metals. This, according to the president, dramatically increasing global and regional economic risks, the negative impact is felt in the economies of almost all countries, including Kazakhstan.