Elections in Kyrgyzstan
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Constitution |
Kyrgyzstan elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a tenure of single six-year term by the people (previously, the term length was four years and briefly five years).[1] The Supreme Council (Joghorku Keneš) is composed of 120 members filled by proportional representation.
Latest elections[]
Presidential elections[]
As of 14 November 2020, 63 individuals had filed applications to run for the office. On 4 December, the Central Committee on Elections announced the final list of 19 approved candidates.[2]
All candidates officially ran as independents, although some were supported by their respective political parties. Sadyr Japarov won the election handily, receiving nearly 80% of the vote. A total of 10,851 ballots returned were invalid, in addition to 196 which were retrieved from invalid portable ballot boxes. Turnout was 39.16%.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Sadyr Japarov | Mekenchil | 1,105,248 | 79.83 | |
Adakhan Madumarov | United Kyrgyzstan | 94,741 | 6.84 | |
Babur Tolbayev | Independent | 32,979 | 2.38 | |
Myktybek Arstanbek | Bir Bol | 23,583 | 1.70 | |
Abdil Segizbaev | Independent | 20,335 | 1.47 | |
Imamidin Tashov | Independent | 16,383 | 1.18 | |
Klara Sooronkulova | Reform | 14,005 | 1.01 | |
Aymen Kasenov | Independent | 12,684 | 0.92 | |
Ulukbek Kochkorov | New Age | 9,397 | 0.68 | |
Kanatbek Isaev | Kyrgyzstan | 8,038 | 0.58 | |
Eldar Abakirov | Independent | 6,996 | 0.51 | |
Baktybek Kalmamatov | Independent | 6,893 | 0.50 | |
Kursan Asanov | Independent | 6,885 | 0.50 | |
Ravshan Jeenbekov | Independent | 2,652 | 0.19 | |
Kanybek Imanaliev | Ata-Meken | 2,490 | 0.18 | |
Jenishbek Baiguttiev | Independent | 1,327 | 0.10 | |
Arstanbek Abdyldayev | For the People | 1,157 | 0.08 | |
Against all | 18,673 | 1.35 | ||
Total | 1,384,466 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,384,466 | 99.21 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 11,047 | 0.79 | ||
Total votes | 1,395,513 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,563,574 | 39.16 | ||
Source: CEC, CEC |
Parliamentary elections[]
Unity received a plurality of votes, beating out the Ata-Zhurt–Mekenim Kyrgyzstan alliance by under one percent, with 46 seats. Ata-Zhurt–Mekenim Kyrgyzstan received 45 seats, while other parties lagged behind. The Kyrgyzstan Party received 16 seats, while United Kyrgyzstan entered parliament for the first time with 13. Several other parties failed to meet the 7% threshold, including Ata Meken, which had been a part of every parliament since the 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution.
Out of the parties that made it into parliament, only United Kyrgyzstan consistently opposes the incumbent government led by President Jeenbekov.[3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Unity | 487,685 | 24.90 | 46 | New | |
Mekenim Kyrgyzstan | 475,372 | 24.27 | 45 | New | |
Kyrgyzstan | 174,317 | 8.90 | 16 | –2 | |
United Kyrgyzstan | 141,940 | 7.25 | 13 | +13 | |
Mekenchil | 136,276 | 6.96 | 0 | New | |
Respublika | 115,288 | 5.89 | 0 | New | |
Ata Meken Socialist Party | 80,279 | 4.10 | 0 | –11 | |
Light of Faith | 66,747 | 3.41 | 0 | New | |
Bir Bol | 60,305 | 3.08 | 0 | –12 | |
Great Crusade | 46,568 | 2.38 | 0 | New | |
Zamandash | 42,862 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Democrats | 42,460 | 2.17 | 0 | New | |
Reform Party | 32,795 | 1.67 | 0 | New | |
Homeland Accord | 12,468 | 0.64 | 0 | New | |
The Centre | 4,395 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
Party of Veterans of the Afghan War | 3,459 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
Against all | 35,714 | 1.82 | – | – | |
Total | 1,958,930 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,958,930 | 98.40 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 31,823 | 1.60 | |||
Total votes | 1,990,753 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,523,554 | 56.50 | |||
Source: CEC, CEC (98.14% counted) |
Past elections and referendums[]
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Parliamentary elections[]
2005[]
69 seats were won by the ruling party and 6 were won by the opposition. Observers said there "some technical improvements over the first round" but stressed that there remained "significant shortcomings." Following the Tulip Revolution the incomplete results were never complete and the interim president, Kurmanbek Bakiev initially postponed a new round of elections to later in the year, but subsequently put them off beyond 2005.
2000[]
- Assembly of People's Representatives – 20 February and 12 March 2000
- Legislative Assembly – 20 February and 12 March 2000
Election results: Total seats by party in the Supreme Council were as follows:
- – 12 (Naryn, Jalalabad)
- Communists – 6 (Bishkek, Tokmok, Isilkul, Talas, Osh)
- – 4
- Independents – 73
- Other – 10
note: These results include both the Assembly of People's Representatives and the Legislative Assembly.
1995[]
- Assembly of People's Representatives – 5 February 1995
note: not all of the 70 seats were filled at the 5 February 1995 elections; as a result, run-off elections were held at later dates; the assembly meets twice yearly
- Legislative Assembly – 5 February 1995
note: not all of the 35 seats were filled at the 5 February 1995 elections; as a result, run-off elections were held at later dates
note: the legislature became bicameral for the 5 February 1995 elections
See also[]
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pannier, Bruce (3 October 2020). "Kyrgyzstan: A Guide To The Parties Competing In The Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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