Kazakh president Tokayev wins 82.45% of votes in snap election - exit poll

Kazakhstan's President President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won 82.45% of votes in Sunday's snap election, an exit poll carried out by the "Open Society" research institute showed on Monday.

Tokayev was widely expected to win the election and extend his rule in the oil-rich Central Asian nation by seven years.

(Reporting by Tamara Vaal; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov. Editing by Jane Merriman)