Publications and Expert Comments

  • KYRGYZSTAN / Presidential Elections 30 October 2011

    Election Report
    Kyrgyzstan
    When Kyrgyzstan held its last presidential elections in July 2009, former President Bakiyev's authoritarian tendencies were at their height and he manoeuvred to neutralise any uncertainty around the final result. Such was the certainty that the Central Electoral Commission would name Bakiyev the winner that the main opposition candidate Almazbek Atambayev withdrew his candidature before the polling stations had even closed, condemning the multiple irregularities that had tarnished the process.
Pre-election Analysis
Kyrgyzstan
Oct 27 2011
Pre-election Analysis
Kyrgyzstan
Dec 12 2010