2015 Kyrgyz parliamentary election
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All 120 seats in the Supreme Council 61 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 58.89% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 4 October 2015.
Electoral system
[edit]The 120 seats in the Supreme Council were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 7% on the national level, as well as 0.7% on each of the nine provinces. No party is allowed to hold more than 65 seats.[1] Party lists were required to have at least 30% of the candidates from each gender, and every fourth candidate had to be of a different gender. Each list was also required to have at least 15% of the candidates being from ethnic minorities.[1]
Biometric voter registration was introduced following claims of vote rigging in previous elections.[2]
Campaign
[edit]Several political parties were formed in the run-up to the elections, often as an attempt by wealthy Kyrgyz to further their own interests.[2] Incumbent Prime Minister Temir Sariyev claimed that places on party lists were sold to bidders, with rumours circulating that a high place on a party's list cost between $500,000 and £1,000,000.[2]
Over 10% of prospective candidates were prevented from running due to criminal convictions, whilst one party's leader, a former boxer, was banned after it was claimed they beat up a rival candidate.[2]
Conduct
[edit]Although there were some reports of voter fraud,[3] the OSCE mission stated that the elections had been "lively and competitive" and "unique in this region", whilst the PACE mission stated that voters had "made their choice freely among a large number of contestants."[4]
However, the OSCE noted problems with the biometric voter registration, with many people not having registered in time to receive their ID cards.[4] The Council of Europe raised concerns regarding transparency of campaigns and party financing, stating that it should be improved.[4]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Social Democratic Party | 431,771 | 27.40 | 38 | +12 | |
Respublika–Ata Zhurt | 316,372 | 20.08 | 28 | –23 | |
Kyrgyzstan Party | 203,383 | 12.91 | 18 | New | |
Onuguu–Progress | 146,475 | 9.30 | 13 | New | |
Bir Bol | 133,800 | 8.49 | 12 | New | |
Ata Meken Socialist Party | 122,152 | 7.75 | 11 | –7 | |
United Kyrgyzstan–Emgek | 96,751 | 6.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Zamandash | 43,039 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 | |
Uluu Kyrgyzstan | 23,676 | 1.50 | 0 | New | |
Ar-Namys | 12,496 | 0.79 | 0 | –25 | |
Meken Yntymagy | 12,479 | 0.79 | 0 | New | |
Congress of the Peoples of Kyrgyzstan | 9,481 | 0.60 | 0 | New | |
Aalam | 6,328 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
Azattyk | 5,253 | 0.33 | 0 | New | |
Against all | 12,295 | 0.78 | – | – | |
Total | 1,575,751 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,575,751 | 98.27 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 27,762 | 1.73 | |||
Total votes | 1,603,513 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,761,297 | 58.07 | |||
Source: CEC |
References
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- ^ a b Electoral system IPU
- ^ a b c d Voters celebrate Kyrgyzstan’s democratic experiment Financial Times, 4 October 2015
- ^ Social Democrats Leading In Closely Watched Kyrgyz Vote Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 4 October 2015
- ^ a b c Monitors Praise Kyrgyz Elections Won By Social Democrats Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 5 October 2015