Yermukhamet Yertysbayev announced his decision to leave politics after the defeat of the National People's Party in the elections.
Former chairman of the People's Party of Kazakhstan (PPK) Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has stated that he is bringing his period of active political activity to a close following the Kurultai elections, in which the PPK failed to clear the five per cent threshold. The party received 3.11% of the vote.