2009 Kyrgyz presidential election

none Kyrgyzstan 1992 presidential 2005 Kyrgyz presidential election 2005 2011 Kyrgyz presidential election 2011 23 July 2009 2,939,413 79.20% ( 6.68pp) 130x130px President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev (cropped).jpg Kurmanbek Bakiyev Ak Jol 1,779,417 77.44% Almazbek Atambayev (cropped) 2.jpg Almazbek Atambayev Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan 195,291 8.50% Temir Sariev in August 2017.jpg Temir Sariyev Akshumkar 149,658 6.51% President Kurmanbek Bakiyev Ak Jol Kurmanbek Bakiyev Ak Jolthumb|right|A billboard in Bishkek advertising Bakiyev for the election in Kyrgyzstan, reading "Bakiyev of course". The man depicted is supposed to represent a subset of his constituency.thumb|right|A student rally in Ala-Too Square in early July for Atambaev Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 23 July 2009. The date was set after the constitutional court ruled that the extension of the presidential term from four to five years did not apply until the next presidential election, calling for elections by 25 October 2009; in response, a parliament committee proposed the July election date, which was then passed by the incumbent president Kurmanbek Bakiyev's Ak Jol-dominated parliament.Kyrgyzstan to hold presidential election on July 23. People's Daily. 20 March 2009. Bakiyev had previously announced his intention to run for reelection.Saralayeva, Leila (19 March 2009). Kyrgyz set for presidential poll in July https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093134/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=897435&lang=eng_news 2016-03-04 . Taiwan News. Bakiyev was re-nominated on 1 May 2009. Kyrgyzstan Nominates President For Reelection. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 1 May 2009. On election day the main opposition candidate Almazbek Atambayev withdrew from the contest, citing his belief that fraud was employed extensively and thus considers the election illegitimate. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) also claimed that Bakiyev had unfair advantages in terms of superior media coverage of his campaign, and vote rigging. Eventually, Bakiyev was declared the winner of the election with 76% of the vote. An opposition rally on election day was broken up by Kyrgyz police. Candidates On 20 April 2009, the United Opposition announced its candidate – Almazbek Atambayev, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan, the only opposition party represented in parliament.Panner, Bruce (20 April 2009). Kyrgyz Opposition Unveils Presidential Hopeful. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Another opposition politician, former defence minister Ismail Isakov, announced on 19 May 2009 that he would withdraw from the race to improve Atambayev's chances, reducing the field from 1818 candidates registered for Kyrgyz presidential election. People's Daily. 20 May 2009. to 17 potential candidates. Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Quits Presidential Race. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 19 May 2009. Apart from Bakiyev and Atambayev, three more candidacies were approved: Those of Toktayym Ümötalieva (chairwoman of the Association of Nongovernmental and Nonprofit Organizations), physician Jengishbek Nazaraliev and Temir Sariyev. Lone Woman Approved For Kyrgyz Presidential Bid. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 17 June 2009. Bakiyev's advertising campaign consisted primarily of television ads, billboards, and paper fliers in windows of stores, companies, and kiosks. Nazaraliev's advertising campaign consisted mainly of propaganda fliers and journals passed out to residences in Kyrgyzstan, as well as small paper advertisements stuck to walls and posts throughout Bishkek. Atambaev held rallies and also had paper advertisements posted. Motuev had at least one billboard, near ZUM. Election day On polling day Atambayev withdrew his candidacy claiming widespread fraud; he stated: "Due to massive, unprecedented violations, we consider these elections illegitimate and a new election should be held."Kyrgyz candidate in poll pullout, BBC News (23 July 2009) Independent candidate Jenishbek Nazaraliev also withdrew on election day.April 2021 The OSCE stated that Bakiyev gained an "unfair advantage" and that the media bias "did not allow voters to make an informed choice." Additionally, they found that the election was "marred by many problems and irregularities", citing ballot stuffing and problems with the vote counting.Kyrgyz presidential election failed to meet key OSCE commitments https://web.archive.org/web/20210111051215/http://www.osce.org/item/39014.html 2021-01-11 , Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe press release (24 July 2009) An opposition rally of 1,000 people in Balykchy during election day was broken up by riot police. Results As of 22:00 on 26 July 2009 (with 2,282 of 2,330 polling districts reporting), Bakiev was reported had won the election with 78% of the vote.http://cec.shailoo.gov.kg/i-election.asp?ElectionID=93&DistrictID=1373 Выборы Президента Кыргызской Республики 2009-07-26 2009-07-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132014/http://cec.shailoo.gov.kg/i-election.asp?ElectionID=93&DistrictID=1373 2011-07-22 Earlier in the day (00:40 local time), the results showed the same number of districts reporting, but the numbers were significantly different, showing that Bakiyev had won with 82.62% of the vote.http://kg.akipress.org/news:106161/ По предварительным данным ЦИК, за К.Бакиева проголосовало 82,62% АКИpress 2009-07-25 2009-07-26 The day after the election the opposition said it planned to hold more protests. https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLO58115 Kyrgyz opposition rejects Bakiyev landslide Reuters 2009-07-24 2009-07-24 Kurmanbek Bakiyev Ak Jol 1779417 #ff7070 Almaz Atambaev Social Democratic Party 195291 Temir Sariyev Akshumkar 149658 Toktayym Ümötalieva Independent 25096 Nurlan Motuev Joomart 21754 Jengishbek Nazaraliev Independent 19198 Against all 107317 30338 2939413 OCSE, Ministry of Justice References External links President of Kyrgyzstan Nazaraliev's website Kyrgyzstan Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan