The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan commenced early parliamentary elections on Sunday, November 30th, 2025, to elect 90 deputies to its unicameral legislature, the Jogorku Kenesh. This electoral event follows the parliament’s unprecedented decision to dissolve itself in September, citing concerns about potential political instability arising from the originally scheduled proximity of presidential and parliamentary elections.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), voting commenced at 8:00 AM local time (1400 GMT) across 2,492 domestic polling stations, with additional voting facilities established at 27 remote locations and 100 stations abroad to accommodate the diaspora population. The electoral process will continue until 8:00 PM local time (0200 GMT).
The electoral landscape features 460 candidates competing across 30 multi-member constituencies, with each constituency electing three deputies through a majoritarian system. Notably, the election incorporates significant gender representation provisions: no more than two seats in any constituency may be held by candidates of the same gender, while the overall parliament must include at least 30 representatives of each gender.
This early election stems from President Sadyr Japarov’s September 30th decree, which came after parliamentarians voted to dissolve themselves on September 25th. Legislators had expressed apprehension that holding parliamentary elections in November 2026, followed by presidential elections merely two months later in January 2027, could potentially undermine the nation’s political stability. All elected representatives will serve five-year terms in the 90-member parliament.