哈萨克斯坦举行议会选举 亲总统政党预期获压倒性多数

哈萨克斯坦周日举行议会选举，这是宪法改革后首次选举新的一院制议会库鲁尔泰1。亲总统的阿迪莱特党预计将赢得压倒性多数1。此次选举源于托卡耶夫3月发起的宪法改革，该改革合并了两院制并加强了总统权力1，并在随后的公投中获得87%选民的支持1。托卡耶夫将该选举称为"我国历史上最具历史意义的事件"1。

选举进行之际，哈萨克斯坦面临多重挑战1。该国经济困难，通胀率在2月达到10.2%1。与此同时，媒体自由受到日益严厉的打压1，约10起针对独立记者和博主的刑事案件被提起1。记者卢克潘·阿赫梅迪亚罗夫因"散布虚假信息"被起诉，面临最长7年的监禁1。

Kazakhstan conducted a parliamentary election on Sunday to elect a new unicameral legislature, the Kurultai, following constitutional reforms 1. The pro-presidential Adilet party is expected to secure an overwhelming majority in the vote 1. The election represents the outcome of constitutional changes initiated by President Tokayev in March, which consolidated the bicameral system into a single chamber and expanded presidential authority 1. In a March referendum, 87 percent of voters approved the constitutional reforms 1.

The election takes place amid mounting economic pressures and restricted media freedoms in the country. Kazakhstan faces an inflation rate of 10.2 percent as of February 1. President Tokayev has characterized this election as "the most historically significant event in our country's history" 1. Media freedom concerns have intensified, with approximately ten criminal cases launched against independent journalists and bloggers 1. Journalist Lukpan Akhmediyarov has been prosecuted on charges of "spreading false information" and faces up to seven years in prison 1.