Saltanat Tursynbekova 2022 presidential campaign

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Saltanat Tursynbekova for President 2022
Campaigned for2022 Kazakh presidential election
CandidateSaltanat Tursynbekova
AffiliationQA–DJ
StatusAnnounced
11 October 2022
Official nominee
11 October 2022
Won election
TBD
HeadquartersAstana
Websitest22.kz

Attorney and civil rights activist Saltanat Tursynbekova received her campaign endorsement by the Qazaq analary–dästürge jol (QA–DJ) public association on 11 October 2022 and that same day, she submitted her nomination to the Central Election Commission (CEC).[1][2] Her knowledge of the state language exam for Kazakh was ruled as fluent by the linguistic commission on 12 October and was subsequently declared to be qualified to run for presidency by the CEC.[3][4] From there, Tursynbekova carried out collection of signatures to which a total of 119,316 of them were submitted to the CEC, resulting her official registration as candidate on 20 October in the election.[5]

Background[edit]

Nomination[edit]

On 11 October 2022, a meeting of the Qazaq analary–dästürge jol (QA–DJ) took place which was held both in-person and remotely, from which Saltanat Tursynbekova, attorney and civil rights activist, was nominated as a second female candidate after Qaraqat Äbden for the 2022 presidential elections by all 38 members of the QA–DJ.[6] In a following interview with Vlast, Tursynbekova reported that her election platform was still being in the process of finalisation and that it would be address a "huge range of issues", not ruling out the issue of national security as well as it would be considered along her social agenda, asserting that the concept had been outlined by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[7]

Registration[edit]

After being nominated the same day, Tursynbekova put forward her candidacy by submitting documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) and underwent the required linguistic exam for Kazakh on 12 October 2022 to which the linguistic commission, overseeing the exam, announced her as fluent in a unanimous decision.[8][9] On the same day, CEC deemed Tursynbekova meeting requirements to be a candidate which proceeded her to begin the process of collecting signatures.[10] On 20 October, a total of 119,316 signatures from 18 regions of Kazakhstan were collected on her behalf with 118,434 of them being certified by the CEC which alongside issued registration of Tursynbekova.[11]

Campaign[edit]

Tursynbekova's republican election headquarters was formed on 21 October 2022, with the official opening in Astana being held in-person and remotely where issues of campaigning, plans for the future, as well as the Tursynbekova's election programme was discussed.[12]

Structure[edit]

The campaign headquarters of Tursynbekova employed 10 people and operated its branches in 20 regions of Kazakhstan with Tursynbekova stated that her staff "will plan and organise everything from morning to evening".[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Temirgaliyeva, Arailym (2022-10-11). "Another female candidate to run for President of Kazakhstan at Nov 2022 elections". Kazinform. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ^ "The documents of Saltanat Tursynbekova on his nomination as a candidate for the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan were submitted to the Central Election Commission". www.election.gov.kz. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. ^ "АҚПАРАТТЫҚ ХАБАР". www.election.gov.kz (in Kazakh). 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  4. ^ "The Central Election Commission adopted a resolution on establishing the compliance of candidate for the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan S. Tursynbekova". www.election.gov.kz. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. ^ "On the registration of Saltanat Tursynbekova as a candidate for the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the early elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scheduled for November 20, 2022". www.election.gov.kz. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  6. ^ "Президенттікке тағы бір әйел кандидат ұсынылды". almaty.tv (in Kazakh). 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  7. ^ МАЗОРЕНКО, ДМИТРИЙ (2022-10-11). "Правозащитница Салтанат Турсынбекова станет еще одним кандидатом в президенты". Vlast (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  8. ^ Асқарқызы, Эльмира (2022-10-11). "Президенттікке кандидат Салтанат Тұрсынбекова ОСК-ға құжат тапсырды". kaz.nur.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  9. ^ "ОСК Салтанат Тұрсынбекованың кандидатурасын мақұлдады". Elorda.info (in Kazakh). 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  10. ^ Ізтілеу, Дәулет (2022-10-12). "ОСК Салтанат Тұрсынбекованың кандидатурасын мақұлдады: 2022 жылғы 12 қазан, 20:16 -". Kazinform (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  11. ^ Шарипханова, Дина (2022-10-20). "Салтанат Тұрсынбекова президенттікке кандидат ретінде тіркелді". Tengrinews.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  12. ^ Сағымхан, Меруерт (2022-10-22). "Астанада Салтанат Тұрсынбекованың Республикалық штабының ашылуы өтті". turkystan.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  13. ^ "Президенттікке кандидат Тұрсынбекованың сайлауалды штабының жұмысы басталды". el.kz (in Kazakh). 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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