Kazakhstan's Adilet Party Leads in Parliamentary Elections with 71.17% of Vote

ASTANA, August 24. /TASS/. Five parties will receive seats in Kazakhstan’s unicameral parliament (Kurultai) following the elections, with voter turnout reaching 74.08%, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported at a briefing, citing preliminary results. [...] A new constitution providing for the transition from a bicameral to a unicameral parliament came into force in the country on July 1. [...] The Kurultai has 145 members, who were elected solely from party lists, and their term of office will be five years. [...] To enter parliament, parties had to clear a minimum threshold of 5%.