57 political parties were officially registered by the Central Election Committee of Kyrgyzstan for in the upcoming parliamentary elections, out of 145 registered by the Ministry of Justice. The full list (in Russian) is available on the Commission’s website.
The most likely explanation for less than 40 percent of parties making the elections list is that the rest of the parties failed to fulfill the parliamentary election requirements, including a 500,00 soms (approximately $10,780) deposit.
The parties must nominate their candidates to run for seats in the new Jogorku Kenesh and submit their nominations to the Central Election Committee by August 30.
Lilian Darii, deputy head of the OSCE center in Bishkek, expects the elections to be rough. In Darii’s opinion, conducting the polling in accordance with international standards and with high degree of transparency will be directly linked to the level of security and stability in the country.
Amangeldy Muraliev, first prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, said that the upcoming elections will be a test of the country’s political maturity.
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