At Stake in this Election:      

• The office of President of Kazakhstan

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: Interim President Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Askar MAMIN
• Assembly: Kazakhstan has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 39 seats and the House of Representatives (Mazhilis) with 107 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by simple majority vote to serve a 5-year term. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes cast, a second round is held between the two candidates with the most votes.

Main Candidates in this Election:*

• Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV
  • Party: Fatherland Party / Nur Otan
• Sabydek TUGEL
  • Party: Eagles of the Great Steppe / Uly Dala Kyrandary
• Toleutai RAKHMIBEKOV
  • Party: Village / Auyl
• Daniya YESPAYEVA
  • Party: Shining Path / Ak Zhol
• Amangeldy TASPIKHOV
  • Party: Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan
• Mazhilisman Zhambyl AKHMETBEKOV
  • Party: Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan
• Amirzhan KOSANOV
  • Party: Fate of the Nation / Ult Tagydyry

* The only Kazakh opposition party, the Nationwide Social Democratic Party (ZhSDP), is boycotting this election.

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 18,592,970 (2019 est.)
• Registered Voters: 11,814,019 

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 9,588,340 (2019 est.)
• Is Kazakhstan a signatory to CEDAW: N/A
• Has Kazakhstan ratified CEDAW: Yes (26 August 1998).
• Gender Quota:  No
• Female Candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Legislators: 29 of 107 seats (27.1%) in the House of Representatives; 5  of 47 seats (10.6%) in the Senate
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 58 (2018)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2019)

Disability Data:

• Is Kazakhstan a signatory to CRPD: Yes (11 December 2008).
• Has Kazakhstan ratified CRPD: Yes (21 April 2015)
• Estimated population with a disability: 2,723,568 (est.)