Kyrgyzstan: Supreme Council (Žogorku Keňesh) Election, 4 October 2015

At stake in this election:

• All 120 seats in the Supreme Council (Žogorku Keňesh).

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Almazbek ATAMBAEV (since 1 December 2011)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Temir SARIYEV (since 1 May 2015)
• Assembly: Kyrgyzstan has a unicameral Supreme Council (Žogorku Keňesh) with 120 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• In the Supreme Council (Žogorku Keňesh), 120 members are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. According to the Electoral Law, no political party is allowed to be granted over 65 seats in the Supreme Council. To gain representation in Parliament, a party must receive at least 5% of votes among all eligible voters nationwide, and at least 0.5% of votes from all eligible voters in each oblast of Kyrgyzstan.

Main parties in the election:

• Ata-Meken (Fatherland) Socialist Party / Ата-Мекен
  • Leader: Omurbek TEKEBAYEV
  • Last Election: 18 seats (10.0% of vote)
• Bir Bol (Stay United) / Бир Бол
  • Leader: Altynbek SULAIMANOV
  • Last Election: N/A[1]
• Ar-Namys (Dignity) / Ар-Намыс
  • Leader: Felix KULOV
  • Last Election: 25 seats (13.8% of vote)
• Onuguu (Progress) / Онугуу-Прогресс
  • Leader: Bakyt TOROBAYEV
  • Last Election: N/A[2]
• Azattyk / Азаттык
  • Leader: Ismail ISAKOV
  • Last Election: N/A
• Respublika – Ata Jurt / Республика – Ата Журт
  • Leader: Omurbek BABANOV
  • Last Election: N/A[3]
• Aalam – Party Bespartiineh / Аалам – Партия Беспартийных
  • Leader: Arslanbek MALIYEV
  • Last Election: 18 seats (10.0% of vote)
• Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan / Социал-Демократичесоя Партия Кыргызстана (СДПК)
  • Leader: Chynybay TURSUNBEKOV
  • Last Election: 26 seats (14.2% of vote)
• United Kyrgyzstan – Labor / Бутун Кыргызстан - Эмгек
  • Leader: Askar SALYMBEKOV
  • Last Election: 0 seats (8.4% of vote)
• Zamandash / Замандаш
  • Leader: Omurbek TEKEBAYEV
  • Last Election: 0 seats (3.4% of vote)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 5,664,939 (July 2015 est.)
• Registered Voters: 2,647,533 (July 20, 2015)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 2,887,844 (July 2015 est.)
• Is Kyrgyzstan a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Kyrgyzstan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (10 February 1997)
• Gender Quota: Yes, at least 30% of each party list must be comprised of each gender. Also, there must be one person of each gender for every four positions on a party list.
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 23 (following the 2015 elections)
• Human Development Index Position: 125
• Social Institutions and Gender Index Categorization: Medium

Disability Data:

• Is Kyrgyzstan a signatory to CRPD: Yes, 21 September 2011
• Has Kyrgyzstan ratified CRPD: No
• Population with a disability: 840,632