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	washingtonpost.com: Elections in Kyrgyzstan Inconclusive
		"These elections were more competitive than previous ones, but sadly this was undermined by vote-buying, deregistration of candidates, interference with media and a worryingly low confidence in judicial and electoral institutions on the part of voters and candidates," said Kimmo Kiljunen, who oversaw the organization's 200 short-term election monitors.
		"CIS election observers believe the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan complied with national election laws and have declared the elections legal, free and transparent," Vladimir Rushailo, executive secretary of the CIS and a former Russian interior minister under President Vladimir Putin, said at a news conference in the capital, Dushanbe.
		The parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan are regarded as a key indicator of the country's political mood, and of the government's willingness to tolerate a growing opposition before the presidential election in October.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A60195-2005Feb28?language=printer (739 words)

	Politics of Kyrgyzstan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Politics of Kyrgyzstan take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is head of state and the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan is head of government, and of multi-party system in development.
		Elections for the two legislative chambers - a 35-seat full-time assembly and a 70-seat part-time assembly - were held in February 1995 after campaigns considered remarkably free and open by most international observers, although the election-day proceedings were marred by widespread irregularities.
		With the full backing of the United States, the OSCE reported that the elections failed to comply with commitments to free and fair elections and hence were invalid.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Kyrgyzstan (1139 words)

	Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The belief that the election had been rigged by the government led to widespread protests, culminating in a revolution on 24 March in which President Askar Akayev was overthrown and left the country.
		The CIS is generally seen as controlled by the Russian Federation, whose President, Vladimir Putin, supports the incumbent authoritarian regimes in all the former Soviet republics in Central Asia.
		Later, however, it was agreed not to hold legislative elections in 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyrgyz_parliamentary_elections,_2005 (445 words)

	KYRGYZSTAN: parliamentary elections Myizam Chygaru Palatasy, 2000
		Elections were held for all seats in the Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		Legislative elections were held on 20 February 2000 in compliance with a Presidential Decree of November 1999 and were conducted on the basis of a new Election Code as well as a new composition of Parliament.
		The election was closely observed by international monitors and criticised by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe for failing to meet international standards, as it was tainted by numerous violations, such as several opposition parties being prevented from fielding candidates.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2173_00.htm (478 words)

	Group Criticizes Kyrgyzstan Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		International election observers on Monday criticized Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections as falling short of democratic standards and urged authorities to change their ways ahead of second-round balloting in two weeks.
		The election was widely seen as a key test for Kyrgyzstan's commitment to democracy ahead of October presidential elections.
		Akayev, who has led Kyrgyzstan since 1990, is prohibited from seeking another term, but the opposition accused his supporters of plans to manipulate the vote so a compliant parliament would amend the constitution to allow a third term.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/02/28/international/i125107S93.DTL&type=printable (539 words)

	Politics of Kyrgyzstan Summary
		The Politics of Kyrgyzstan take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is head of state and the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan is head of government, and of multi-party system in development.
		Elections for the two legislative chambers - a 35-seat full-time assembly and a 70-seat part-time assembly - were held in February 1995 after campaigns considered remarkably free and open by most international observers, although the election-day proceedings were marred by widespread irregularities.
		With the full backing of the United States, the OSCE reported that the elections failed to comply with commitments to free and fair elections and hence were invalid.
	www.bookrags.com /Politics_of_Kyrgyzstan (2413 words)

	Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Elections - ...
		In response to an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE/ODIHR deployed an election observation mission for the 10 July 2005 presidential election.
		It focused on the election campaign, the legislative framework and its implementation, the media situation, the work of the election administration and relevant government bodies, and the resolution of election-related disputes.
		The ODIHR observed the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan in February 2005 and subsequently made a number of Interim recommendations in advance of the 10 July presidential elections.
	www.osce.org /odihr-elections/item_12_14570.html (473 words)

	PINR - Kyrgyzstan at the Crossroads
		Parliamentary and presidential elections in 2000 were judged by international observers to be flawed, as was another referendum in 2003 that further increased the powers of the president.
		That the issue of the natures of Kyrgyzstan's regime and its opposition has overshadowed all others in the run-up to parliamentary elections is not only due to the regime's slide from democracy to authoritarianism, but also to the hard facts of the country's economic and security situation.
		Whether Kyrgyzstan advances toward democratization in its 2005 elections or the Akayev regime continues its authoritarian practices -- or even in the unlikely event of a Tulip Revolution -- the country will tend to be drawn further into the Moscow-Beijing axis at the expense of Washington, and to abandon slowly its multidirectional foreign policy.
	www.pinr.com /report.php?ac=view_printable&report_id=258&language_id=1 (2798 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Opposition says Kyrgyzstan runoff elections marred by abuses
		BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – President Askar Akayev won an overwhelmingly loyal Parliament in runoff elections in Kyrgyzstan, according to results Monday.
		The election leaves Akayev in a strong position to extend his 15-year rule as his opponents fear he will try to do.
		Election chief Sulaiman Imanbayev denied the allegations on Monday, saying only a few breaches were reported and would not affect the election outcome.
	signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050314-0055-kyrgyzstan-elections.html (494 words)

	Kyrgyzstan’s “Tulip Revolution” - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
		Democratic rule in Kyrgyzstan would put their authoritarian regimes at risk, and these men have all been reluctant--to varying degrees to be sure--to support the development of democratic institutions in their countries.
		The solution in Kyrgyzstan is clear: the ousted president should formerly resign, clearing the way for presidential elections and the eventual restaging of the flawed parliamentary elections.
		But the next set of elections must be free, fair and held in a timely enough fashion to convince the population that they have not been short-changed.
	www.carnegieendowment.org /publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=16710 (1144 words)

	Kyrgyzstan:
		In connection with the Presidential Elections in Kyrgyzstan, scheduled for 29 October 2000, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to conduct an international election observation.
		On 15 August 2000 the Kyrgyz ministry of foreign affairs invited the OSCE ODIHR to observe the Presidential Elections in Kyrgyzstan, scheduled for 29 October 2000.
		Members of election commission should not be deputies to the parliament, representatives or close relatives of the candidates or persons working for the state administration.
	www.humanrights.uio.no /forskning/publ/wp/wp_2001_03.html (9134 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Opposition says Kyrgyzstan runoff elections marred by abuses
		BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – President Askar Akayev won an overwhelmingly loyal Parliament in runoff elections in Kyrgyzstan, according to results Monday.
		The election leaves Akayev in a strong position to extend his 15-year rule as his opponents fear he will try to do.
		Election chief Sulaiman Imanbayev denied the allegations on Monday, saying only a few breaches were reported and would not affect the election outcome.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050314-0055-kyrgyzstan-elections.html (550 words)

	THE CODE OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
		Elections in the Kyrgyz Republic are based on a free and voluntary implementation of election rights of a citizen of the republic.
		The election commission decision can be appealed in a superior election commission or in the court (according to the location of a precinct election commission) that shall be obliged to review the complaint within 3 days and on the election day it shall be done immediately.
		election commission shall within one day issue to the candidate or the authorized representative of a candidate, political party, election bloc a copy of the election commission’s resolution with the explanation of the motives for the refusal.
	www.angelfire.com /ar/researchkyrgyzstan/laws/electioncode.html (11170 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Kyrgyz polls close after protests
		However, his critics fear he will use the parliamentary election to prolong his term in office or pave the way for a younger relative to succeed him.
		Elections in Kyrgyzstan are generally regarded as a cosmetic exercise to confirm the status quo, but this campaign has seen stirrings of discontent, the BBC's Ian MacWilliam reports from the capital Bishkek.
		Although Kyrgyzstan is an ally in the "war on terror" and has made space for a US military base on its territory, Mr Akayev remains suspicious of US-funded pressure groups, accusing them of conspiring against him.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4301625.stm (425 words)

	Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary elections -- World Peace Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan has held parliamentary elections, with 28 of 75 seats decided, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.
		In most districts where opposition candidates took part in elections, a runoff will be held March 13.
		In Kochkor electoral district, where over 60 percent had voted against all candidates there, new elections will be held, the election commission official said.
	www.wpherald.com /print.php?StoryID=20050228-103649-3336r (160 words)

	Kyrgyzstan - Political Parties
		The Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan (CPK), which was the only legal political party during the Soviet years, was abolished in 1991 in the aftermath of the failed coup against the Gorbachev government of the Soviet Union.
		Two other, smaller neocommunist parties are the Social Democrats of Kyrgyzstan, which gained three seats in the upper house and eight seats in the lower house of the 1995 parliament, and the People's Party of Kyrgyzstan, which holds three seats in the lower house.
		In the spring of 1995, the head of Erkin Kyrgyzstan was indicted for embezzling funds from the university of which he is a rector; it is unclear whether or not this accusation was politically motivated.
	countrystudies.us /kyrgyzstan/29.htm (504 words)

	Kyrgyzstan Holds Presidential Elections - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan held presidential elections on Sunday that the West has urged should be free and fair to add legitimacy to a new leadership installed after a “People’s Revolution” in March, Reuters reported.
		The presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan we recognized valid as of 16:00 p.m.
		Kyrgyzstan, which borders China, has been volatile since the March change of power, and Bakiyev’s cabinet acknowledged last month it was not in full control of security after a crowd seized and briefly held the government headquarters.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2005/07/10/kyrgyzelections.shtml (764 words)

	Kyrgyzstan Election Watch
		The presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan last week [on 29th October] and the next day, on Monday, 30th October 2000, the OSCE mission for monitoring the elections held a news conference, at which it announced its preliminary conclusions that the elections had failed to meet international standards.
		These elections were held really according to the highest organizational standards and in the spirit of democracy and openness.
		The fact that the people of Kyrgyzstan have made their choice during the presidential elections in favour of a leader who in practice has showed his adherence to democracy is evidence of this.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/election/kyrgyzstan/kew110700.shtml (1181 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Kyrgyzstan Between Elections: Times of Trouble
		The period since Kyrgyzstan’s flawed parliamentary elections and run-offs in February and March has seen a crackdown on opposition figures and people in the media.
		Kyrgyzstan received millions of foreign dollars to boost economic development and nascent civil society.
		According to Ednan Karabayev, presidential advisor and first foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, "if the West intends to create instability in Kyrgyzstan, they could play the card of Kulov," adding that he was confident that the arrest of Kulov will not effect relations with the West.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav061600.shtml (870 words)

	Unfair Elections Spark Dissatisfaction and Protests Throughout Kyrgyzstan - Human Rights Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Run-off elections on March 13 were plagued by the same shortcomings as the original vote, including "lack of effective voter access to diverse sources of information, bias in the media, [and] continued de-registration of candidates on minor grounds."
		The U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Stephen Young, said publicly on March 16 that key problems with the elections included “bias on the part of the pro-government media and numerous reports of interference in the campaign by government organs on behalf of their preferred candidates.”
		Protestors gather in Jalal Abad province on March 15, 2005 to protest the conduct of parliamentary elections held Feb. 27 and run-off elections held March 13.
	hrw.org /europe/kyrgyzstan/0305 (1049 words)

	Kyrgyzstan Declares Elections Valid, Protests Continue - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kyrgyzstan’s central electoral committee declared the disputed parliamentary elections valid on Tuesday, the Reuters news agency reports.
		The protests against elections in the former Soviet Central Asian country, deemed flawed by international observers, have forced the veteran leader on the defensive.
		Unlike the upheavals in Ukraine and Georgia, the unrest in Kyrgyzstan appears to lack a central opposition rallying figure and demonstrators have resorted to violence.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2005/03/22/validelections.shtml (1128 words)

	SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES KYRGYZSTAN’S PEACEFUL, CREDIBLE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Secretary-General welcomes the peaceful conduct of the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan on 10 July 2005.
		Preliminary reports indicate that the elections were held in a credible manner and with strengthened commitment to upholding international standards.
		The holding of these elections is an important step in the consolidation of political institutions in Kyrgyzstan.
	i-newswire.com /goprint35937.html (244 words)

	Gateway Pundit: Kyrgyzstan Results- Round 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		News is starting to trickle in from the remote Kyrgyzstan about results from the second round of parliamentary voting that was held yesterday.
		The second round of elections for the Kyrgyzstan Parliament occurred without major incident or signs of violence.
		...the second round of the elections had been held in the republic against the background of the aggravating situation in some parts of the republic.
	gatewaypundit.blogspot.com /2005/03/kyrgyzstan-results-round-2.html (655 words)

	CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST
		While defining elections as an indispensable element of the country’s democratization process, the government continues to impose hurdles to opposition leaders ahead of the parliamentary elections on February 27th.
		Situations of semi-democracy such as the one in Kyrgyzstan are, as Thomas Carothers has noted, not necessarily an intermediary stage to the greater liberation of politics and society.
		The pre-election tilts in Kyrgyzstan between government and the opposition candidates attracted a higher attention of international observers than either Tajikistan’s or Moldova’s elections, which are scheduled the same day.
	www.cacianalyst.org /view_article.php?articleid=3080&SMSESSION=NO (1203 words)

	The Parliamentary Elections in Kyrgyzstan - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
		Criticism of the election code has focused on the requirement for candidates to reside within the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic for at least 5 years prior to elections.
		After the election, the losers immediately filed such allegations against the victors, forcing judges to decide the election.
		As for the actual events on Election Day, all monitors and observers, including those from the OSCE, the Shanghai Organization for Cooperation (SOC) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), noted that the process was mostly calm and there was little opportunity for corruption.
	www.carnegieendowment.org /events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=758 (1370 words)

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