At Stake in this Election:  

• All 90 seats of the Kyrgyz Supreme Council.  

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Sadyr ZHAPAROV (since 28 January 2021) 

• Head of Government: President Adylbek KASYMALIEV (since 18 December 2024) 

• Assembly: unicameral, 90-seat Supreme Council (Jogorku Kenesh) 

Electoral System: 

• The President is directly elected in two rounds if necessary, via an absolute-majority system. The President serves a 6-year term and is not eligible for reelection.  

• Members of the Supreme Council (Jogorku Kenesh) are directly elected via a majoritarian single non-transferable vote system to serve 5-year terms.  

Last Election:  

The last election for the Supreme Council was held on November 28, 2021. Ata-Jurt won 15 seats, Ishenim won 12 seats, Yntymak won 9 seats, Alliance (Альянс) won 7 seats, Butun Kyrgyzstan won 6 seats, and Lyman Nuru won 5 seats. Voter turnout was 35%.  

Information for Voters: 

КР ЖК мөөнөтүнөн мурда шайлоо ноябрь - 2025 / Early Elections to the Kyrgyz Parliament in November 2025 (in Kyrgyz and Russian) 

New/Unique in this Election:  

This is a snap election. Parliament voted to dissolve itself in mid-September to hold fresh elections.  

Key Deadlines:  

• Candidate filing deadline: 10 November 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: n/a, voter registration is passive.   

Main Parties in this Election: 

A full list of candidates is available here.  

Country Context: 

• Population: 7,224,614 (2024 estimate) 

• Registered Voters: 3,703,420 (2021 estimate) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.333 (2024) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy (2024) 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.720, High (2023 estimate) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 3,653,194 (2024 estimate) 

• CEDAW Status: Ascended 10 Feb 1997 

• Gender Quota: Yes, legislated quotas for local council elections only.  

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 19 out of 90 (21%)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 29.4 (2025 estimate) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 21 Sep 2011, Ratified 16 May 2019 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,155,938 (2024 estimate)