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A little more than a year has passed since Kyrgyzstan cancelled the results of last parliamentary election and the country’s leadership totally changed. In the last election campaign, experts note vapid campaign and pessimistic moods among voters. (more…)
On November 28, 2021, election to Zhogorku Kenesh – the unicameral parliament of the country – is taking place in Kyrgyzstan. According to latest data, the Central Election Commission registered 21 political parties and 284 candidates of single-member districts for participation in the election.
The election of the new members of the lower house of Kazakhstan parliament was held on schedule on January 10 for the first time in 16 years. Although, this process could hardly be called the election: independent candidates could not be elected, whereas opposition parties in Kazakhstan were denied registration under the pretext of incorrectly completed documents.
President’s party wins again as pressure grows on independent observers and opposition forces. (more…)
The elections to the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament were held amid the protests and activists’ detentions.
Parliamentary and local elections will be held in Kazakhstan on January 10, 2021. Shortly before, a number of changes were introduced in the election legislation.
The election of deputies of the lower house (Mazhilis) of the Kazakhstan parliament will be held on January 10, 2021. For the first time in 16 years, it will not be early but as constitutionally prescribed – 2 months before the expiration of the term of office.
Zainidin Kurmanov, a political scientist from Kyrgyzstan, historian and ex-speaker of the parliament, shared his opinion on the development of parliamentarism in the country, constitutional reform and how to maintain a balance among the branches of government, in an interview for CABAR.asia.
The October 5 events have caused turmoil in political and social life of Kyrgyzstan and have left their mark: the new interim government has come, deputies of the 6th convocation could not abandon their mandates, and now the amendments to the basic law of the country – the Constitution – are coming up.
On October 15, president of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Zheenbekov resigned. This decision was a surprise – just recently the head of state said he would leave office after the new parliamentary election.