OSCE/ODIHR Assessment of the Election Code of the Kyrgyz Republic

This assessment reviews and comments on the Election Code (herein “the Code”) of the Kyrgyz Republic, as amended by the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) through 27 January 2006. The assessment is a result of a long standing dialogue and cooperation between the authorities and civil society of the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). The OSCE/ODIHR commented in November 2003 and January 2004 on proposed amendments to the Code proffered by both executive and legislative branches of government. The OSCE/ODIHR has also provided comments and recommendations on the legislative framework for elections within its reports related to the Parliamentary Election and Early Presidential Election held in 2005, as well as Recommendations for the Early Presidential Election specially developed by the OSCE/ODIHR to assist authorities before the 2005 Early Presidential Election.