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Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
c . Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President shall be elected by the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic for a term of 5 years. The same person cannot be elected President for more than two terms.
A candidate for presidency shall be considered elected, if in the first round of the voting he/she has obtained more than half of votes of all voters participating in the elections. If more than two candidates for presidency were included into a ballot and none of them was elected, the Central Election Commission shall call a repeat voting for the two candidates who obtained the biggest number of votes. In the repeat voting, a candidate shall be considered elected, if he/she has obtained the largest number of votes of the participating voters.
Source: Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021), art. 66-67: https://constsot.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/constitution-of-the-kyrgyz-republic.pdf
Constitutional Law No 68 of 2011 (amended 2020) “On elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic”, art. 55-56: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/a1/KYRG_Const%20Laww%20on%20Elections%20of%20President%20and%20MPs.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
f . Other
Comments: The President shall:
1) determine the structure and composition of the Cabinet of Ministers;
2) with the consent of the Jogorku Kenesh, appoint the Chairperson of the Cabinet of
Ministers, his/her deputies and other members of the Cabinet of Ministers;
The Executive power in the Kyrgyz Republic is exercised by the President.
The structure and composition of the Cabinet of Ministers shall be determined by the
President
Source: Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021), art. 70 and 84: https://constsot.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/constitution-of-the-kyrgyz-republic.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The President shall be the head of State.
Source: Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021), art. 66: https://constsot.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/constitution-of-the-kyrgyz-republic.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
a . One chamber
Comments: The Jogorku Kenesh, the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, shall be the highest
representative body exercising legislative power and oversight functions within its competence.
Source: Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021), art. 76: https://constsot.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/constitution-of-the-kyrgyz-republic.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
g . List Proportional Representation
Comments: The Jogorku Kenesh shall consist of 90 deputies elected for a five year term. The procedure of electing deputies to the Jogorku Kenesh shall be defined by constitutional law
Source: Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (2021), art. 76: https://constsot.kg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/constitution-of-the-kyrgyz-republic.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
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