Saltanat Tursynbekova 2022 presidential campaign

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]

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]

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]

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]