Preliminary results from Kazakhstan’s constitutional referendum show strong public support.

Voting concluded on March 16 at 08:00 (GMT+5), with a turnout of 73.12 per cent, totaling 9,127,192 participants, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

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Preliminary data indicate 7,954,667 citizens (87.15 per cent) supported the proposed constitutional amendments, while 898,099 voted against and 146,558 ballots were invalid.

Regional support highlights include:

Pavlodar region: 94.14 per cent

Aktobe region: 93.96 per cent

Mangystau region: 93.40 per cent

Zhambyl region: 92.73 per cent

East Kazakhstan region: 91.51 per cent

Kyzylorda region: 89.97 per cent

Kostanay region: 89.74 per cent

Support was lowest in Almaty city, with 71.36 per cent approval. Major cities like Astana and Shymkent recorded 86.32 per cent and 86.88 per cent support, respectively.