Campaigned for | 2022 Kazakh presidential election |
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Candidate | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Kazakhstan (2019–present) Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan (2013–2019, 2007–2011) State Secretary of Kazakhstan (2002–2007) Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002) |
Affiliation | People's Coalition |
Status | Announced 1 September 2022 Official nominee 6 October 2022 Won election TBD |
Key people | Erlan Qoşanov (chief of staff)[1] |
Slogan | Әділетті Қазақстан үшін ("For a Just Kazakhstan") Қуатты Қазақстан үшін ("For a Strong Kazakhstan") Отанымыз – бір, Мемлекетіміз – бір, Халқымыз – бір! ("We have one country, one state, one people!") |
Website | toqaev2022.kz |
Incumbent president of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev originally announced his candidacy during the State of the Nation Address on 1 September 2022.[2] From there, he also proposed a constitutional change regarding the presidential term office to be extended for a nonrenewable seven-year term.[3] Tokayev was nominated for presidency by the People's Coalition on 6 October 2022, which consisted of several major pro-government political parties and public associations in support.[4][5] He was officially registered as a candidate on 12 October by the Central Election Commission after garnering a total of 399,809 signatures.[6]