Overview
- Preliminary results from the Central Election Commission indicate candidates loyal to President Sadyr Japarov won virtually all seats.
- OSCE observers said the voting was efficiently administered but took place in a restrictive environment that limited candidate activity and voter engagement.
- The early election followed parliament’s September dissolution and electoral changes that weakened parties in favor of individual races across 30 three-member districts with a requirement for at least one woman per district.
- Authorities detained at least 10 opposition figures before the vote, and a court designated independent outlets Kloop, Temirov Live and AitAit Dese as “extremist.”
- Official data show GDP up about 10% from January to September, with analysts linking the boom to redirected trade to Russia under sanctions, and the outcome is widely seen as positioning Japarov for a 2027 presidential run.