2016 Kazakh legislative election

2016 Kazakh legislative election

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98 of the 107 seats in the Mäjilis 54 seats needed for a majority
Registered	9,810,852
Turnout	77.12% ( 1.68pp)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev Azat Peruashev Vladislav Kosarev Party Nur Otan Aq Jol QKHP Leader since 1 March 1999 2 July 2011 6 June 2004 Last election 83 8 7 Seats won 84 7 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 6,183,757 540,406 537,123 Percentage 82.20% 7.18% 7.14% Swing 1.21pp 0.29pp 0.05pp
Chairman before election Kabibulla Dzhakupov Nur Otan Elected Chairman Baktykozha Izmukhambetov Nur Otan

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Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 20 March 2016. The date was set by president Nursultan Nazarbayev on 20 January 2016, when he dissolved the Mäjilis after it had requested dissolution on 13 January, with the reason cited being the economic crisis caused by low oil prices. Normally, the term of the Mäjilis would have expired in fall of 2016.^[1]

The result was an expected victory for Nur Otan from the exit polls which won an extra seat while the Ak Zhol Democratic Party and Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan maintained their presence in the Mäjilis. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) complained about lack of "genuine political choice" and "pluralism of opinion in the media."^[2]