United Kyrgyzstan ( ky, Бүтүн Кыргызстан, Bütün Kyrgyzstan) is a

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political party in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

founded in 2010. It is generally more popular in the south of the country. The party is led by Adakhan Madumarov, who unsuccessfully ran for president of Kyrgyzstan in 2011 and 2017, coming second and third, respectively. It holds an

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ideology and supports a

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of government. The party was originally created to support Kyrgyz migrant laborers in Russia. The party won its first seats in the Supreme Council in the October 2020 parliamentary election, which was subsequently annulled. The party passed the 3% threshold in the 2021 parliamentary election and therefore is represented in the national legislature.

History

Initially, the political party was created to support Kyrgyz migrant workers in Russia. United Kyrgyzstan won its first seats in parliament in the 2020 elections, which, however, the party itself did not recognize, and after the

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, the voting results were declared invalid. After the elections, United Kyrgyzstan entered the Coordinating Council of the Opposition of Kyrgyzstan.

Notable members

* Jenish Moldokmatov * Former Deputy Interior Minister Melis Turganbaye * Almurza Satybalidiev

References

External links

Official website
{{Kyrgyzstani political parties Political parties established in 2006 Political parties in Kyrgyzstan Nationalist parties in Asia 2010 establishments in Kyrgyzstan