Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of wikipedia and IFES election guide)

Kyrgyzstan elects on the national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. All 90 members of the legislative Supreme Council (Jorgorku Kenesh) are elected by party list proportional representation.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Most recent election

(Courtesy of wikipedia and IFES Kyrgyzstan)

Kyrgyzstan held a parliamentary election on 16 December 2007.  The election was called by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev after the constitutional referendum on 21 October 2007 approved a new electoral system and constitutional reform proposals, enlarging the parliament to 90 MPs and introducing party-list voting. Pro-presidential party Ak Jol won a landslide victory and gained 71 out of 90 seats.