Analysis of the 75.84% of the bulletins processed so far shows that pro-president Ak Jol alone passed the regional barrier, sources in the Press Service of the Kyrgyz Central Electoral Commission told Ferghana.Ru.

Political parties are expected to poll 0.5% votes in every one of seven regions of Kyrgyzstan and in central cities of Bishkek and Osh.

Ata-Meken, party of the opposition following Ak Jol with the total of 9.51%, appears to have failed to meet the "regional" requirement and therefore make the parliament.

"Analysis of the first 75.94% bulletins shows that Ata-Meken has failed to poll 0.5% [i.e. over 13,000 votes in every region and Bishkek and Osh - Ferghana.Ru] in the Osh and Batken regions and in Osh itself. There are some bulletins to process yet, of course, but they are unlikely to alter the overall picture," source in the Press Service of the Central Electoral Commission said.

Unless the trend is overcome, pro-president Ak Jol will become the only political party in the parliament. As a party of the parliamentary majority, it will nominate prime minister and form the next government. Adahan Madumarov, former state secretary and Ak Jol candidate for the parliament, was quoted as saying that the new legislature would be single-party.

Analysts used to doubt that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev would want to follow in the steps of Kazakhstan and Russia and "win" the election so as to shoulder responsibility for all three branches of the government. This development will offer the opposition a chance to pin the blame for whatever is wrong with the country on the president.

Everything may change yet because Ak Jol appealed to the court a couple of days before the election demanding the Central Electoral Commission's interpretation of what the 0.5% regional barrier should constitute. According to the Central Electoral Commission, a political party running for the parliament must poll at least 5% of the total number of votes plus 0.5% in each of seven regions and cities of Bishkek and Osh. Ak Jol in the meantime claims that the latter requirement (0.5%) should be counted in connection with the number of voters registered in every particular region.

Ak Jol's complaint will be considered tomorrow. Should Bakiyev decide that a single-party parliament will cause too much protestations and objections, the court will certainly abolish the requirement and Ata-Meken will make the parliament. Official outcome of the snap parliamentary election is to be published on December 19 only. It gives the president and the opposition ample time to reach an understanding.

Ata-Meken activists know in the meantime that they will constitute at best a minority in the parliament, patently unable to exert any influence. Experts say political parties that have failed to make the parliament had better protest and object.