There winner of Kazakhstan’s presidential election has been announced as that of incumbant Nursultan Nazarbayev who on Sunday night had an unassailable lead with over 97 percent of the vote.

Voter turnout over 95% as Kazakhstan leader headed for re-election http://t.co/EWfrOhHiUK pic.twitter.com/nT0iLhTTcz— RT (@RT_com) April 26, 2015

Although official results aren’t due until later on Monday ( April 27) the outcome is in no doubt.
Nazarbayev had stood virtually unchallenged in a country where rights groups say dissent is systematically stifled.

The other two candidates vying for the nation’s highest post were Turgun Syzdykov, of the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan, and independent candidate Abelgazy Kussainov.

Irritated by lack of options on the ballot, one person in Kazakhstan has voted for Keanu Reeves in todays election pic.twitter.com/fXg1AK1sBx— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) April 26, 2015

While the country is seen as being stable in a region that has been tr