Am 28. November 2021 wird die kirgisische Bevölkerung über ein neues Parlament abstimmen. Seit den letzten politischen Unruhen nach den Parlamentswahlen im Oktober 2020 befindet sich die Republik in einem politischen und sozialen Umbruch. Eine neue Verfassung und ein neues Wahlsystem wurden verabschiedet, mehr als 400 Gesetze werden einer Revision unterzogen und die Zivilgesellschaft und Opposition stehen verstärkt unter Druck.
Schlagwort: Kirgistan
At a Crossroads. Kyrgyzstan after the recent elections
Following its parliamentary elections in October 2020, Kyrgyzstan found itself facing post-election protests and a political crisis which resulted in a new political landscape. On 10 January 2021, Kyrgyz citizens voted for a new president and a fast-tracked constitutional reform to return to a presidential system. Although the protests in October 2020 resulted in political turnover, their momentum is currently being used to concentrate power in the hands of the president. Autocratic tendencies, corruption scandals, and socioeconomic grievances, which were further aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, have marked recent developments in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan Before the Presidential Elections
Kyrgyz citizens will vote for a new president on 10 January 2021. Protests have caused the annulation of the parliamentary elections of 04th October 2020 which resulted in a series of high-ranked officials’ resignations and the third ouster of a president in the country’s recent history. Since then, the political landscape is changing quickly. Recent developments, including an initiated constitutional reform process, cast doubts on the future democratic path of Kyrgyzstan.
