President: Nur Otan's victory in elections - victory of all Kazakh people

Kazakhstan, Astana, Jan.16 / Trend L. Podolyak / Victory of Nur Otan party in the elections is a victory of all the Kazakh people, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the forum. "This is our common victory, the victory of the Kazakh people. Voting results indicate that the Kazakh people support our policy for the country's development, upgrading the economy and policy, as well as improving citizens' welfare. The people voted for unity, mutual understanding and tolerance in society, for the party's specific work and programs," Nazarbayev said. He said the Nur Otan party gained victory in competitive struggle. All participants of the election campaign were given equal opportunity for campaigning. International observers highly assessed the election campaign. "The new parliament will have three parties. It means we need to get stronger, improve the quality of work in order to lead Kazakhstan to new victories in the coming decade," Nazarbayev said. Kazakh parliamentary elections were held on Jan.15. According to preliminary data of the Kazakh CEC, the ruling party Nur Otan received 80.74 per cent of the votes, Ak Zhol - 7.46 per cent, while the Communist Party - 7.2 per cent in the elections of members of the Kazakh Majilis. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az