The pro-government Adilet Party won Kazakhstan’s 23 August 2026 parliamentary election by a landslide, securing 71% of the vote. The election was noted to have a lack of distinct political opposition, with contesting parties in favour of the standing president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s policies. Under Tokayev’s administration, restrictions on press freedom increased, while recent constitutional changes will allow Tokayev to run for another seven-year term in 2029, resetting his previous term limit.
The snap election, which elected the 145-member unicameral Kurultai, was not an executive election and therefore did not itself determine who would obtain or retain the governmental authority.
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