Voter turnout in Kazakhstan’s Kurultai elections exceeds 65%

ASTANA, Kazakhstan,
August 23. Voter turnout in Kazakhstan’s elections
to the Kurultai reached 65.37% as of 16:00, the Central Election
Commission of Kazakhstan announced, Trend’s special correspondent reports from
Astana.

“Across the country, 8,240,336 voters had received ballots as of
16:00, representing 65.37% of those included in the electoral
lists,” the CEC said.

According to data submitted by territorial election commissions
of the capital, regions and cities of republican significance,
voter turnout as of 16:00 was:

Astana – 46.38%

Abai Region – 71.18%

Akmola Region – 73.69%

Aktobe Region – 75.63%

Almaty Region – 67.23%

Atyrau Region – 63.37%

West Kazakhstan Region – 61.81%

Zhambyl Region – 69.11%

Zhetisu Region – 77.03%

Karaganda Region – 70.91%

Kostanay Region – 70.09%

Kyzylorda Region – 81.38%

Mangystau Region – 65.86%

Pavlodar Region – 67.06%

North Kazakhstan Region – 63.94%

Turkistan Region – 76.73%

Ulytau Region – 64.29%

East Kazakhstan Region – 79.33%

Almaty city – 36.65%

Shymkent – 67.92%.

The next voter turnout update will be provided at 18:00.