Kyrgyzstan’s 2017 presidential election

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Series Details October 2017
Publication Date October 2017
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On 15 October 2017, Kyrgyz voters go to the polls. Despite worrying signs of backsliding into authoritarianism, the country is still the most democratic in Central Asia and the result is far from a foregone conclusion. The two main candidates are Sooronbai Jeenbekov, an ally of incumbent president Almazbek Atambayev, and his younger rival, Omurbek Babanov.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/608750/EPRS_ATA(2017)608750_EN.pdf
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ICG: Commentary, 23.11.17: Opportunities and Challenges Await Kyrgyzstan’s Incoming President https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/central-asia/kyrgyzstan/opportunities-and-challenges-await-kyrgyzstans-incoming-president
Wikipedia: Kyrgyz presidential election, 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyz_presidential_election,_2017
Chatham House: Expert Comment, 17.10.17: Kyrgyz Election Shows There Is Another Way Forward in Central Asia https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/kyrgyz-election-shows-there-another-way-forward-central-asia
EU: EEAS: Statement, 16.10.17: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Presidential elections in the Kyrgyz Republic https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/34001/statement-spokesperson-presidential-elections-kyrgyz-republic_en
OSCE: ODIHR: Elections: Kyrgyzstan: Presidential Election, 15 October 2017 http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kyrgyzstan/333296
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