2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 4 October 2020. The results showed that pro-government parties had won a supermajority of seats. Due to party infighting between supporters of current President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and former President Almazbek Atambayev, the governing Social Democratic Party did not contest the election.
About 2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election in brief
Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 4 October 2020. The results showed that pro-government parties had won a supermajority of seats. The election was subsequently annulled by the Central Election Commission. Due to party infighting between supporters of current President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and former President Almazbek Atambayev, the governing Social Democratic Party did not contest the election. New parties split off and ran in their stead: the pro-Jeenbekov Unity, and the Pro-Atambayeva Social Democrats of KyrgyZstan. Several opposition parties called on the government to postpone the election due to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to the campaign period in September.
Protests continued throughout the day on 6 October, eventually resulting in one death and around 590 injuries. Out of the parties that made it into parliament, only United KyrGYzstan consistently opposes the incumbent government led by President Jeanbekov. The Ata Meken Socialist Party and the Social Democrats both disputed the results, and staged a brief protest in Bishkek. There were also reports that part of the parliament building was set ablaze.
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