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kyrgyzstan**

H.E. Şayldabekova Nurcan Karmabekovna, Chairman,
Central Commissions for Elections & Referendums

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Kyrgyz Respublikasy
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Unicameral
Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation Jorgorku Kenesh (Supreme Council)
President Sooronbay JEENBEKOV
3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
4. Head of government Designation nominated
Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi ABYLGAZIEV In the Supreme Council (Jorgorku Kenesh) 120
members are elected through a closed-list pro-
5. Capital portional representation system to serve 5-year
Bishkek terms. There is a five percent threshold for gaining

6. Currency representation. Parties are capped at 65 seats to-
Som (KGS) tal.

4. Popular House
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
Kyrgyz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian Jorgorku Kenesh
2.5%,German 2.4%, other 11.8% 5. Type of Electoral System

8. Date of Independence Closed List Proportional Representation
31 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union) PArt iii

9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution ELECtorAL sYstEM
5 May 1993

10. Language (s) (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
Kyrgyz (official)
1. Name of the EMB(S)
11. Literacy Levels Central Commissions for Elections & Referen-
Total: 97% dums of the Kyrgyz Republic

2. Website Address
www.shailoo.gov.kg

**Draft. EMB has been requested to update the draft. Response awaited. AS-10 248

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