The Statement of the CIS Observer Mission on the results of monitoring the preparation and conduct of the early elections of deputies to the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic.
1. General Provisions
At the invitation of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Commonwealth of Independent States Observer Mission monitored the preparation and conduct of the early elections.
The Mission comprised 241 accredited observers representing Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, and the CIS Executive Committee. Ten persons worked on a long-term basis. A Mission Headquarters located in Bishkek coordinated the observers’ activities.
The Mission’s work was open and transparent. The Mission Headquarters issued information bulletins and an interim report on the observation of the election preparation process and gave interviews to media representatives.
The Commonwealth observers note that the necessary conditions for international observers’ activities were created in the republic.
2. Legislative Framework for Conducting Elections
In the Mission’s opinion, the electoral legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic complies with universally recognized principles and applicable norms of international law and provides an adequate legal basis for free and democratic elections.
3. Formation of Election Commissions and Their Activities
The Mission positively assesses the establishment of a large number of polling stations outside the Kyrgyz Republic, as this measure allows voters temporarily residing in other countries to exercise their right to form the republic’s legislative power.
The Mission notes the transparent and open work of the Central Commission, the collegial discussion of issues at its meetings, which were attended by observers and media representatives and were broadcast online on the official CEC website.
In the Mission’s opinion, the Central, district and precinct commissions took the necessary measures to conduct the elections in an organized manner and in strict accordance with the country’s legislation.
4. Voter Lists
In accordance with the Constitutional Law, voter lists are compiled for each polling station to enable voters to exercise their rights, to familiarize voters with their personal data, and to conduct voting.
According to the Central Commission’s data, 4.294.243 individuals were included in the voter lists for the multi-mandate constituencies.
5. Nomination and Registration of Deputy Candidates
The Mission states that the procedures for nominating and registering deputy candidates were carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Constitutional Law. The participation of a large number of candidates in the election campaign ensured its conduct under conditions of competitiveness and political pluralism.
6. Election Campaigning and Coverage of the Election Campaign
In the Mission’s opinion, parties and candidates were provided broad opportunities and equal conditions for freely conducting their campaigns.
The campaign was organized and generally complied with electoral legislation requirements. However, there were cases of violations of the rules and procedures for conducting election campaigning, which resulted in the Central Commission issuing decisions to impose fines on 39 deputy candidates, 27 other citizens, and 7 legal entities. Warnings for violating election campaign conditions were issued to 4 candidates.
A total of 41 TV channels, 19 radio channels, 37 print publications, and 40 online outlets were accredited by the CEC to cover the election campaign.
In the Mission’s opinion, citizens were ensured the opportunity to obtain all necessary information about parties, candidates, and the stages and progress of the electoral campaign.
7. Handling Complaints and Applications
In the course of monitoring the election campaign, the Mission Headquarters requested the Central Commission, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic to provide information on instances of citizens’ appeals related to election process violations and the outcomes of their review.
As of November 29, 2025, the Mission Headquarters received the following information on the handling of complaints and applications.
182 appeals were submitted to the Central Commission and were considered within the timeframes established by the Constitutional Law.
The Mission notes that during the preparation and conduct of the elections, the necessary conditions were created in the country for promptly responding to violations of electoral legislation and informing citizens about measures taken, and that the review of complaints and applications was carried out within the timeframes and procedures established by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
8. Observation of Voting and Vote Counting
In accordance with the Constitutional Law, voting for voters in hospitals, detention facilities for suspects and the accused, temporarily residing in remote and hard-to-reach areas, or unable to reach polling stations due to health reasons, was conducted one calendar day before the election day – on November 29, 2025 – using portable ballot boxes. According to the Central Commission, 9,364 individuals used this opportunity. The CIS observers were present during such voting at certain polling stations and note that it proceeded in accordance with the requirements of the Constitutional Law.
The CIS observers visited over 600 polling stations in all regions of the Kyrgyz Republic, the cities of Bishkek and Osh, and also conducted observation at overseas polling stations in:
– The Republic of Azerbaijan (Baku);
– The Republic of Belarus (Minsk);
– The Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana);
– The Russian Federation (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Balashikha, Blagoveshchensk, Vidnoye, Vladivostok, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Kaluga, Krasnogorsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Lobnya, Murmansk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Samara, Tomsk, Tula, Tyumen, Ulan-Ude, Khabarovsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Chelyabinsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Yakutsk);
– The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (London);
– The Republic of Korea (Seoul);
– The United Arab Emirates (Dubai);
– The French Republic (Paris).
According to the Mission members’ information, polling stations opened on time, and voting proceeded in an organized and calm atmosphere.
To enhance public trust in the electoral process and ensure maximum openness and transparency of the voting and vote counting procedures, a video surveillance system was used for the first time in parliamentary elections at all polling stations, both within the country and abroad.
Voters underwent identification based on biometric and personal data; automatically scanning ballot boxes were used everywhere. The observers note the overall uninterrupted operation of the equipment. Isolated, short-term equipment failures were promptly rectified by technical services.
The observers note that voters actively used the opportunity for remote voting.
The vote counting procedure was conducted in accordance with the Constitutional Law.
In their reports, the CIS observers noted isolated violations, which, in the Mission’s opinion, could not have affected the election results.
The assessment of the concluded election campaign by the Commonwealth observers is based on an analysis of factual material collected during long-term and short-term election monitoring, as well as on their own observations.
Conclusions
The Commonwealth of Independent States Observer Mission concludes that the elections of November 30, 2025:
– were conducted in full compliance with the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and electoral legislation;
– were open, fair, competitive, and in line with the principles of democratic elections;
– ensured the free expression of will by the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic.