Amirjan Qosanov, a Kazakh journalist and opposition politician expressed his interest on 9 April 2019 in joining the race, believing a chance of possible fair election being held under Acting President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

[1] On 26 April, Qosanov announced his bid for presidency for the Ult Tagdyry political association where he was unanimously nominated by the group.

In regards towards foreign policy, Qosanov stated that "I am one of the organizers of the republican meeting, which was against the entry of Kazakhstan into the Eurasian Economic Union.

[5] Despite being considered as an opposition, many other groups and parties called for boycott in the elections and accused of Qosanov being compromised by the government.

"[6] Throughout his campaign, Qosanov held live streams on social media where spoke in Russian and Kazakh about his platforms to the public.

[7] In an interview to the Current Time, Qosanov already expressed doubts that the election would be conducted fairly, in which he promised of his condemnation of results if any violations were reported.