Polls have closed in Kazakhstan, where the incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is widely expected to secure an easy victory in a snap election, solidifying his grip on power less than a year after he sidelined his long-ruling, authoritarian predecessor.
The Sunday election comes after bloody unrest shook the country this year and Tokayev moved to stifle the influence of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
