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Politics of Kyrgyzstan
CIS Member State
Constitution
Executive
President
Sadyr Japarov
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers
Akylbek Japarov
Legislative
Supreme Council
President Talant Mamytov
Elections
Recent elections
Presidential: 2011
2017
2021
2026
Parliamentary: 2010
2015
2020
2021
Referendums: 2010
2016
2021 (Jan)
2021 (Apr)
Political parties
Politicians
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Ruslan Kazakbayev
Diplomatic missions of / in Kyrgyzstan
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Related topics
Human rights
Administrative divisions
(regions
districts)
Tulip Revolution (2005)
Second revolution (2010)
Third revolution (2020)
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Human rights in Kyrgyzstan improved after the ouster of President Askar Akayev in the 2005 Tulip Revolution and the installment of a more democratic government under Roza Otunbayeva.[1] While the country is performing well compared to other states in Central Asia, many human rights violations still take place. While LGBT rights have been declining in recent years,[2] freedom of press has been improving.[3]
The democratic performance of the country has been declining since 2014.[4] Corruption is still an issue in the country although it has been steadily declining since 2008.[5]
Formerly a republic of the Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan became independent in 1991. Remaining reasonably stable throughout most of the 1990s, the country's young democracy showed relative promise under the leadership of Akayev,[6] but moved towards autocracy and authoritarianism by the early 2000s, achieving a 5.5 rating from Freedom House in 2000.[7] In 2020 the country is considered "partly free" by Freedom House with a score of 39 out of 100.[8]
In 2004, prior to the democratic revolution, Kyrgyzstan was rated by Freedom House as "Not Free," with a 6 in Political Rights and 5 in Civil Liberties (scale of 1-7; 1 is the highest). This indicated marked regression, from a 4.3 rating a decade earlier in 1994. Although the 1993 Constitution defines the Kyrgyz Republic as a democratic republic, President Askar Akayev continued to dominate the government. Serious irregularities reportedly marred 2003 a national constitutional referendum as well as presidential and parliamentary elections in 2000.[7]
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^"World Press Freedom Index 2020: Kyrgyzstan". Reporters sans frontières. 2 April 2024.
^"Nations in transit 2020" (PDF). Freedom House.
^"Kyrgyzstan Corruption Index". Transparency International Kyrgyzstan. 30 January 2024.
^Anderson, John (1999). Kyrgyzstan: Central Asia's Island of Democracy. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers. pp. ix. ISBN 9057023903.
^ abPiano, Aili; Puddington, Arch (2004). Freedom in the world 2004(PDF). Lanham, Maryland, United States of America: Freedom House. p. 314. ISBN 0-7425-3644-0.
^"Freedom in the world 2020: Kyrgyzstan". Freedom House.
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