Sadibek Tügel 2019 presidential campaign
On 22 April 2019, Chairman of Uly Dala Qyrandary Sadibek Tügel nominated himself as candidate for the presidential elections, making him one of the first participants to do it. He became registered candidate on 3 May 2019 after gathering more than 120,000 signatures from 15 regions in Kazakhstan. On 11 May, he published his election platform on his website. Policies Improving the country’s demographics Supporting the return of Kazakh diaspora Strengthening Kazakh language Modernizing and developing the Alash ideals Ending corruption Solving unemployment issue Nationalization of natural resources Introducing a Bey Council Implementation of a new Kazakh Constitution Economic policy Tügel's campaign stated that “all natural resources of the Kazakh land are considered the property of our people. Therefore, the assets in the hands of foreigners must be nationalized, the funds withdrawn abroad must be returned." He also called for each citizen to be provided an additional annual income. Campaign Tügel's campaign was built on conservatism, where he called on the nation to preserve its national values and traditions and reject any western influence. To demonstrate it, he visited Kenesary Khan's cave in the Burabay National Park where he mentioned that "Kenesary Khan is not only the last of the