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Kyrgyzstan Parliament May Set Presidential Election Date for September 17

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Kyrgyzstan's Parliament may set the date for the presidential election on September 17.
  • The Central Election Commission proposed September 17 as the election date.
  • The law requires Parliament to schedule the election no later than four months before election day.

Kyrgyzstan's Parliament, the Zhogorku Kenesh, is expected to decide on the date for the upcoming presidential election on September 17. Tynchtyk Shainazarov, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, informed the 24.kg news agency that he has formally communicated this proposal to Zhogorku Kenesh Speaker Marlen Mamataliev. Shainazarov stated, "Elections must be scheduled by September 27. We have proposed September 17 as the date." According to Kyrgyz law, the Parliament is mandated to schedule regular presidential elections no later than four months prior to the election day. With the election date currently set for Wednesday, January 27, the deadline for Parliament to officially schedule it falls on September 27. The process for nominating presidential candidates will commence the day after the official publication of the election scheduling decision and will conclude 75 calendar days before the election itself.

Elections must be scheduled by September 27. We have proposed September 17 as the date.

— Tynchtyk ShainazarovChairman of the Central Election Commission, explaining the proposed date for the presidential election and the legal deadline.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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