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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Bishkek, November 30 (Xinhua) — Early elections to Kyrgyzstan's parliament (Zhogorku Kenesh) began on Sunday, with 90 seats to be elected.
As reported on Sunday by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan, a total of 2,492 polling stations have begun operating across the country, as well as 27 remote voting stations and 100 polling stations abroad.
460 candidates are participating in the early parliamentary elections. Thirty multi-member constituencies have been established for the parliamentary elections, with three deputies elected in each constituency using the majoritarian system. In each constituency, no more than two of the three seats may be held by members of the same gender. At least 30 parliamentary seats are held by members of the same gender.
The election process is being monitored by citizen and international observers. A total of 788 international observers from central electoral bodies, embassies of various countries, as well as international organizations and parliamentary associations, are registered.
Voting will run from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sunday local time.
As a reminder, on September 25, members of the Kyrgyz Parliament voted to dissolve themselves. The proposal was put forward by an initiative group of 32 members. As explained, there is a short period of time between two important political events—the presidential and parliamentary elections—so, in order to strengthen the political system and stability in the country, the initiative group proposed that parliament voluntarily resign.
On September 30, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree scheduling early parliamentary elections for November 30, 2025.
The Zhogorku Kenesh (Federal Assembly) is Kyrgyzstan's unicameral parliament, consisting of 90 members elected for five-year terms. According to the initial schedule, new parliamentary elections were scheduled for November 2026, but presidential elections are now scheduled for just two months later, in January 2027.
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