Five parties are projected to enter Kazakhstan’s new 145-member Kurultai after an early parliamentary election on Sunday, according to early exit polls. Parties needed at least 5% of the vote to win seats in the new legislature.
The election was Kazakhstan’s first vote under the new constitution, which replaced the bicameral parliament with a single-chamber Kurultai.
The three exit polls put Adilet’s support between 70.7% and 72.3%, positioning the party for a commanding majority in the new 145-member unicameral parliament.
The poll projects around 109 seats for Adilet in the Kurultai, giving the party a dominant majority.
The newly formed Adilet party established in April absorbed Amanat, the country’s largest political party, ahead of the election.
