00:00Following the adoption of a new constitution, Kazakhstan held its first election for a new unicameral parliament, the Kurultai.
00:07Seven parties competed for 145 seats.
00:10Preliminary results show Adleth party winning more than 70% of the vote and projected to take around 100 seats
00:17in the new parliament.
00:18Adleth is a new political party established in April that absorbed the former ruling Amanat party.
00:24The election is part of a major change to Kazakhstan's political system under President Kasım Zhumar Tokayev.
00:30Constitution also restored the post of vice president and opened the way for Tokayev to seek another presidential term.
00:37Tokayev said he would appoint Kazakhstan's first vice president within 10 days.
00:54President Kasım Zhumar Tokayev's first election, because, as I already said, we should perform a lot of tasks, standing in
01:00our country,
01:01practically, to turn the whole Kazakhstan into a large construction, first of all, in social objects for citizens.
01:09I'm ready to use the national fund for the reasons why we hold the money in the cibles abroad, when
01:16we can use them for the good of the people.
01:17I'm против that to sit on these money like a dog on the seagull. They should serve as a person.
01:24Early exit polls also show that only five of the seven parties are set to enter the Koroltai.
01:30The official list of elected members is expected to be published by August 30.
01:34According to officials, the new parliament will focus on economic growth, reducing inflation, cutting bureaucracy and attracting investment.
01:41But the significance of the election goes beyond domestic politics.
01:44The election comes as Kazakhstan takes a bigger role in Central Asia, pushing it straight, transport and the middle corridor
01:51between Asia and Europe.
01:53For Kazakhstan, this vote is also a test for its political reforms and growing economic and geopolitical ambitions.
