Kyrgyzstan politics

The gender quota in local councils is no panacea, but it is an important step in creating the capacity to address the challenges women face in Kyrgyzstan.

The referendum, the second this year, is likely to be set for April 11.

On the back of its October 2020 upheaval and the ensuring political drama, Kyrgyzstan fell into the “not free” category with the rest of the region.

A new report outlines Kyrgyzstan's challenges, with an eye on helping Western partners recalibrate their engagement with the country.

Local polls scheduled for April 11 will offer clues about the country’s future political trajectory.

After a tumultuous 2020, Kyrgyzstan faces continued political and economic challenges in 2021.

Kyrgyzstan’s new president wants to open a “new page in history” with constitutional reform, but what exactly will it look like?

“Our goal is to create a society with a dictatorship of the law, where justice and prosperity reign,” Japarov said in his inaugural remarks

In addition to electing Sadyr Japarov to the presidency, Kyrgyz voted by a huge margin to shift back to a strong presidential government system. 

Japarov soared past 16 other candidates with 79 percent of the vote in the January 10 election.

Why bother analyzing elections in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan if we think we know the results?