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Kazakh President Tokayev wins re-election with 81.3% of vote

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev secured a second term in office after a snap presidential election on November 20. Preliminary data saw him receive 81.3 percent of the vote, according to preliminary data, against a field of political nobodies. The second place finisher in the poll was the Against all option, with 5.8 percent of votes, highlighting just how weak the field of candidates were.

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Times of India

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wins new term against weak opposition

Tokayev has taken steps to keep Kazakhstan's distance from longtime ally and dominant regional power Russia. He pointedly said the country did not recognise the Ukrainian regions that Russia declared to be sovereign states at the outset of the conflict that began in February. Kazakhstan has also taken in hundreds of thousands of Russians who fled after President Vladimir Putin issued a conscription order in September.

1 year ago·India

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The Hindu

Kazakh President Tokayev wins re-election with 81.3% of vote

Voter turnout was 69.44%, with five other candidates scoring in the low single digits, data showed. Voters' second most popular choice was "against everyone", with 5.8% of ballots.

1 year ago·India

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The Independent

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev easily won a new seven-year term in a snap election in which the second biggest choice by voters was to reject all six candidates, the country’s central elections commission said Monday

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

1 year ago·United States

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KRDO

Kazakh president wins new term against weak opposition

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev easily won a new seven-year term in a snap election in which the second biggest choice by voters was to reject all six candidates, the country’s central elections commission said Monday. Tokayev received more than 81% of the votes in Sunday’s election, according to elections commission chairman Nurlan Abdirov. Five candidates were on the ballot against President Kassym-Jomart Tokay…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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