At stake in this election:

• 90 seats in the Supreme Council (Jorgorku Kenesh)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Kurmanbek BAKIEV
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Almazbek ATAMBAYEV
• Assembly: Kyrgyzstan has a unicameral Supreme Council (Jorgorku Kenesh) with 90 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Supreme Council (Jorgorku Kenesh) 90 members are elected by party-list system with proportional distribution of seats.

** After the February 27th elections, the parliament will become a unicameral body with 75 seats.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Fatherland / Ata-Meken
  • Leader: Omurbek TEKEBAYEV
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Bright Way / Ak Jol
  • Leader: Kurmanbek BAKIEV
  • Seats won in this election: 71
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK)
  • Leader: Almazbek ATAMBAYEV
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Dignity Party / Ar-Namys Party
  • Leader: Felix KULOV
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Asaba
  • Leader: Azimbek BEKNAZAROV
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: The Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan (KCP)
  • Leader: Ishak MASALIYEV
  • Seats won in this election: 8
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Free Kyrgyzstan / Erkin Kyrgyzstan
  • Leader: Tursunbai BAKIR UULU
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Others
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Against all candidates
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 5,268,400 (2007)
• Registered Voters: 2,753,727 (December 2007 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 2,665,849 (2007)

·         Is Kyrgyzstan a signatory to CEDAW: N/A

·         Has Kyrgyzstan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (10 February 1997)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 23 (following the 2007 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 120 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Kyrgyzstan a signatory to CRPD: Yes (21 September 2011)

·         Has Kyrgyzstan ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 790,260 (est.)