OSCE Centre in Bishkek

On 15 July 2013 the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan hosted the concluding session of the Youth Model Parliament, an OSCE–supported project.

Twenty-six high-school students from Bishkek schools took part in the programme to learn about the parliamentary system of governance, its history in Kyrgyzstan, basic principles of political pluralism and the development of democratic institutions. The students played roles of parliamentarians from three parties; they worked in several committees towards the adoption of a final resolution.

The project was supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and implemented by the American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS). The Youth Model Parliament is a part of wider OSCE efforts to promote parliamentarism in Kyrgyzstan by bringing the parliament and civil society closer together, strengthening parliamentary capacity and facilitating the implementation of the constitutional reform.