2000 Kyrgyz presidential election

2000 Kyrgyz presidential election

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Turnout	78.40%
Nominee Askar Akayev Omurbek Tekebayev Almazbek Atambayev Party Independent Ata-Meken SDPK Popular vote 1,460,201 272,427 117,658 Percentage 76.36% 14.25% 6.15%
Results by region
President before election Askar Akayev Independent Elected President Askar Akayev Independent

Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 29 October 2000. The result was a victory for incumbent President Askar Akayev, who was re-elected with 76% of the vote. ^[1] International election monitors described the vote as failing to meet international standards. ^{[2] [3]} Voter turnout was 78%. ^[4]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Askar Akayev	Independent	1,460,201	76.36
	Omurbek Tekebayev	Ata Meken Socialist Party	272,427	14.25
	Almazbek Atambayev	Social Democratic Party	117,658	6.15
	Melis Eshimkanov  [ ky ]	People's Party	21,260	1.11
	Tursunbai Bakir Uulu	Free Kyrgyzstan Party	18,774	0.98
	Tursunbek Akunov  [ ky ]	Human Rights Movement	8,557	0.45
Against all			13,291	0.70
Total			1,912,168	100.00
Valid votes			1,912,168	97.52
Invalid/blank votes			48,679	2.48
Total votes			1,960,847	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,501,102	78.40
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. "Kyrgyz radio announces Akayev victory after all votes counted". Eurasianet.org. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
2. "Akayev wins reelection amid fraud claims". Eurasianet.org. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
3. "Kyrgyzstan election protest continues". BBC News. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
4. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p448 ISBN   0-19-924958-X