Early Parliamentary Elections, 30 November 2025

In anticipation of an official invitation to observe the 30 November 2025 early parliamentary elections in the Kyrgyz Republic, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) from 29 September to 3 October. 1 The NAM included Lusine Badalyan, ODIHR Senior Election Adviser, and Yelena Kovalyova, ODIHR Election Adviser.

The purpose of the mission was to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the early parliamentary elections. Based on this assessment, the NAM should recommend whether to deploy an ODIHR election-related activity for the forthcoming elections and, if so, what type of activity best meets the identified needs. Meetings were held with officials from state institutions as well as with representatives of candidates, media, civil society and diplomatic community. A list of meetings is annexed to this report