2005 Kazakh presidential election

2005 Kazakh presidential election

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Turnout76.78% (Decrease10.27pp)
 
Nominee Nursultan Nazarbayev Zharmakhan Tuyakbay
Party Otan Independent
Alliance People's Coalition ÄQÜ
Popular vote 6,147,517 445,934
Percentage 91.15% 6.61%

Results by region

President before election

Nursultan Nazarbayev
Otan

Elected President

Nursultan Nazarbayev
Otan

Presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 4 December 2005. Incumbent president Nursultan Nazarbayev, in power since 1989, sought and won a 3rd term against four other candidates. Opposition candidates were allowed some access to the mass media, but this was still restricted. According to western election observers, opposition candidates also suffered considerable harassment. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) criticized the elections, calling them unfair, but noted improvements.