Kazakhstan's ruling party wins parliamentary elections: exit polls

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan's ruling party comfortably won Sunday's elections to a new single-chamber parliament, exit polls suggested, consolidating President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's hold on power. Three exit polls reported by state television gave the pro-Tokayev Adilet party between 70 and 72 percent of the vote, giving it most of the parliament's 145 seats. The electoral commission put turnout at 74.19 percent, rising to 90 percent in some regions. The new parliamentary chamber wa