Tokayev wins Kazakh presidential election with 81.3% of vote

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev walks out of a voting booth before casting his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan/Handout via REUTERS

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev secured a second term in Sunday's snap election, winning 81.31% of the vote, the Central Asian nation's Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data.

(Reporting by Tamara Vaal; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Kim Coghill)