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Kyrgyz elections fail to meet a number of OSCE commitments in missed opportunity

Kyrgyz elections fail to meet a number of OSCE commitments in missed opportunity

17.12.2007 15:57 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

The 16 December parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan failed to meet a number of OSCE commitments, despite respect for some that underscore existing pluralism. If the progress evident in the 2005 presidential election is to be underpinned, further efforts and political will are necessary, concluded

The new parliament of Kyrgyzstan may become single-party

The new parliament of Kyrgyzstan may become single-party

17.12.2007 10:04 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

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.

Kyrgyzstan: President Bakiyev's Ak Jol is the leader of the parliamentary race

Kyrgyzstan: President Bakiyev's Ak Jol is the leader of the parliamentary race

17.12.2007 08:45 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Kyrgyzstan, parliament elections-2007. Photo by Photo.Kg

Over 600 international observers to monitor Kyrgyz parliamentary polls

Over 600 international observers to monitor Kyrgyz parliamentary polls

14.12.2007 16:07 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Over 600 international observers are to monitor early parliamentary polls scheduled for December 16 in Kyrgyzstan, a spokesman for the ex-Soviet republic's Central Election Commission said on Thursday.

Where is Kyrgyzstan's «transit nature» leading?

Where is Kyrgyzstan's «transit nature» leading?

13.12.2007 00:08 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

The author: Muratbek Imanaliyev, President of the Social Policy Institute (Kyrgyzstan) and member of RIA-Novosti Expert Council

How Kazakhstan became the OSCE chairman

How Kazakhstan became the OSCE chairman

03.12.2007 11:47 msk Kazakhstan Politics

This skills with which the Kazakh diplomacy secured the OSCE chairmanship for its country deserves sincere admiration. As a matter of fact, this compromise is practically the only outcome of the meeting of OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Madrid, Spain, last week that is worth mentioning.

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon will visit Japan

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon will visit Japan

30.11.2007 21:44 msk Politics Tajikistan

Emomali Rakhmon's four day visit to Japan begins on December 2. It is going to become the first official visit of the president of Tajikistan to Japan.

Kyrgyzstan: Acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev sacked

Kyrgyzstan: Acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev sacked

28.11.2007 08:51 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Almazbek Atambayev. Photo by Ferghana.Ru. See Ferghana.Ru Gallery for photos of other Kyrgyz politicians

Kyrgyzstan: Fifty political parties aspired for participation in the parliamentary race, twelve admitted

Kyrgyzstan: Fifty political parties aspired for participation in the parliamentary race, twelve admitted

26.11.2007 11:59 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Twelve political parties will be running for the Jogorku Kenesh (national parliament) in the snap parliamentary election scheduled to culminate on December 16. The republican Central Electoral Commission published the list of the parties permitted in the race yesterday.

Ankara counts on foreign political coordination with some other countries

Ankara counts on foreign political coordination with some other countries

26.11.2007 11:56 msk Politics Turkey, Republic of

The 11th Congress of the Turkic Friendship, Brotherhood, and Cooperation Organization took place in Baku (Azerbaijan) on November 17-19. Addressing the forum, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested a political alliance of Turkic-speaking countries for coordination of efforts in pres

Bermet Akayeva threatens the authorities with another wave of protests

Bermet Akayeva threatens the authorities with another wave of protests

26.11.2007 10:50 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Bermet Akayeva, the daughter of the ex-president of Kyrgyzstan who calls herself "just a Kyrgyz politician" nowadays, wrote a piece for Moscow News offering her views on the political and socioeconomic situation in this Central Asian country.

Central Electoral Commission of Uzbekistan registered Islam Karimov as a candidate for president in defiance of the Constitution

Central Electoral Commission of Uzbekistan registered Islam Karimov as a candidate for president in defiance of the Constitution

21.11.2007 09:41 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov, Tashkent, 2000, photo by Ferghana.Ru

President of Kyrgyzstan on an official visit to Japan

President of Kyrgyzstan on an official visit to Japan

14.11.2007 11:06 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev's official visit to Japan began on November 14 to end on November 16.

Kyrgyz political parties register their lists of candidates

Kyrgyz political parties register their lists of candidates

12.11.2007 16:32 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

Some political parties running for the parliament in the campaign scheduled to end on December 16 had their lists of candidates registered - pro-president Ak Jol, acting Premier Almazbek Atambayev's Social Democratic Party, and Motherland (former Party of Poeple's Unity and Consent).

What does Uzbekistan need a sixth candidate for president for?

What does Uzbekistan need a sixth candidate for president for?

09.11.2007 14:07 msk Politics Uzbekistan

A spearhead, the only one officially registered by the Uzbek Central Electoral Commission, officially nominated Akmal Saidov (the head of the parliamentary Committee for Democratic Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Self-Government Bodies) for president.

Kazakh journalists are no longer permitted to publish politicians' private conversations

Kazakh journalists are no longer permitted to publish politicians' private conversations

09.11.2007 12:58 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office officially warned the media yesterday of the necessity to abstain from featuring materials interfering with the right to "privacy of correspondence, conversations over the phone, and mail." What amounts to the ban is the authorities' reaction to appearance in t

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