2005 Kazakh presidential election

2005 Kazakh presidential election

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Turnout	76.78% (10.27pp)
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

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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.