Following an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) on 16 September. The OSCE/ODIHR assessed the election process for compliance with OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections as well as with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The OSCE/ODIHR EOM was led by Corien Jonker and consisted of a 14-member core team based in Bishkek and 28 long-term observers deployed to all regions. On election day, 385 observers from 40 OSCE participating States were deployed across the country.

According to the final report: "The election was conducted in a peaceful manner, but shortcomings underscored that the integrity of the electoral process should be improved to consolidate democratic practice in line with international commitments. Candidate registration was inclusive, giving voters a wide choice, and the electoral campaign was open and respected fundamental freedoms. These elements, however, were overshadowed by significant irregularities on election day, especially during the counting and tabulation of votes."

For election-day observation, the OSCE/ODIHR had also joined efforts with observer delegations from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), the European Parliament (EP) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).