Kazakhstan’s Kurultai elects Aibek Dadebay as Chairman

BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 28. Aibek Dadebay has
been elected Chairman of the Kurultai of the first convocation.

This was announced in a statement by the press service of the
Kurultai.

According to the information, the election was held by direct
secret ballot in accordance with Article 11 of the Constitutional
Law "On the Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Status
of Its Deputies." A counting commission was formed from among the
deputies to oversee the voting process and count the ballots.

"Kurultai Chairman Aibek Dadebay proposed the candidacies of
Nurlan Beknazarov, Daniya Espayeva and Dinara Zakieva for the
positions of his deputies. The vote was held in an open format, and
the deputies supported the Chairman's proposal," the Kurultai
reported.

Earlier today, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
nominated Dadebay for the position during the opening session of
the first convocation of the Kurultai.

"As you know, in accordance with Article 57 of the Constitution,
the President nominates a candidate for the position of Chairman of
the Kurultai. I propose the candidacy of Aibek Dadebay for this
responsible position," Tokayev said.

Dadebay previously served as Head of the Presidential
Administration of Kazakhstan from February 6, 2024, to May 5, 2026.
He is also chairman of Kazakhstan's Adilet political party.

Elections to the Kurultai were held in Kazakhstan on August 23.
According to the Central Election Commission, 12,623,289 voters
were registered, of whom 9,351,539, or 74.08%, took part in the
elections.

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