Kyrgyz parliamentary election, 2000

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Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 20 February 2000, with a second round on 12 March. [1] The Union of Democratic Forces, an alliance of Asaba, the Party of Economic Revival, the Social Democratic Party and the Unity Party, emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 12 of the 105 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 64.4%. [1]

Kyrgyzstan Sovereign state in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, and also known as Kirghizia, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan political party in Kyrgyzstan

The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Members formed the party on 1 October 1993, but did not register with the Justice Ministry until 16 December 1994. Abdygany Erkebaev served as the party's first chairman. Almazbek Atambayev replaced him on 30 July 1999. The majority of the party's membership is drawn from the country's entrepreneurs.

Results

PartyConstituencyNationalTotal seats+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan 5454,58929.316+3
Union of Democratic Forces 1306,23919.81112New
Democratic Women's Party of Kyrgyzstan 1208,36713.4010
Veterany 2131,9338.502New
Ata Meken Socialist Party 0106,3486.911–2
Moya Strana 482,3525.304New
Republican Democratic Party 068,4054.422–1
Agrarian Labour Party of Kyrgyzstan 240,3642.602+1
Agrarian Party of the Kyrgyz Republic 039,7662.600–1
Manas 039,1142.500New
Asaba 024,6631.600–4
Republican People's Party 2–––2New
Independents73–––73+6
Against all–47,9773.1–––
Invalid/blank votes––––
Total901,613,855100151050
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p440 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ Nohlen et al., p447
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