Kazakhstan's incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev

has won re-election with 97.5 percent of the vote in Sunday's ballot, according to

an exit poll, as the country's election commission claimed a record 95.11 percent

turnout.

"Results for the candidates are determined as follows: for Nursultan Nazarbayev --

97.5 percent, for Abelgazy Kusainov -- 0.63 percent, for Turgun Syzdykov -- 1.8

percent," said Yulia Kuchinskaya of the Institute of Democracy research company.

The Central Election Commission is expected to announce the official results early

Monday.