Kyrgyzstan held early parliamentary elections.

Voting across the country began at 8:00 a.m. local time on November 30, 2025, at 2,429 polling stations and ended at 8:00 p.m.

As of 4:00 p.m., it was reported that 1,073,000 out of 4,294,243 registered voters had cast their ballots.

One political party and 460 independent candidates competed for seats in parliament (Jogorku Kenesh).

Each candidate submitted a non-refundable electoral deposit of 300,000 soms (USD 3,430) to the Central Election Commission (CEC).

A total of 778 international observers from 58 countries, including Türkiye, monitored the elections. Among them were the Chairman of Türkiye’s Supreme Election Council, Ahmet Yener, and an accompanying delegation. The parliament dissolved itself on September 25.

President Japarov Calls on Citizens to Vote

While the parliamentary elections were underway, President Sadyr Japarov urged citizens to cast their votes.

President Japarov and his wife Aygul Japarova voted at Polling Station No. 1046 located at Bishkek State University.

Speaking to journalists, Japarov said:

“Take an active part in the parliamentary elections. The future of Kyrgyzstan depends on your votes.”

He emphasized that the voting process had been fully automated and that human interference, which could previously have led to manipulated results, would no longer be allowed.

Japarov also recalled that online voting via the e-government system had been implemented for these elections.

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliyev, cast his ballot at Polling Station No. 1123.

14,281 Voters Cast Ballots Abroad

For the early elections to determine members of the country’s 90-seat parliament, 100 polling stations were set up abroad.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reported that as of 4:00 p.m., 14,281 citizens had voted overseas.

 

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