Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has secured a second term in a snap election, the country’s Central Election Commission announced.

Incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was re-elected by a landslide 81.3% of the vote, according to preliminary results.

The voter turnout in the presidential election was 69.44%, the commission said.

A total of 12 candidates were nominated for the presidency with Tokayev being supported by the People's Coalition, an electoral alliance formed by the pro-government political parties of Amanat, Aq Jol Democratic Party, and the People's Party of Kazakhstan, as well as various public associations.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assumed office as the acting president after Nursultan Nazarbayev's resignation in 2019.

He was elected president of Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 with 71% of the popular vote. (ILKHA)