The Forward, Kyrgyzstan! ( ky, Алга, Кыргызстан!, Alga, Kyrgyzstan!) was a 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 ea ...
. The party was founded on September 7, 2003. The Chairman of the party was
Bolot Begaliev but one of its notable founders was
Bermet Akayeva, eldest daughter of former President
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being ov ...
. However, Bermet did not run as a candidate of the party. In the February 2005 parliamentary elections, the party won 17 seats.
The party was formed from the merger of five separate parties:
Manas El, the New Time, the
New Movement
New Movement ( it, Nuovo Movimento) was a political party active in Sardinia founded in 1997 by the entrepreneur Nicola Grauso.
The party had in its program of transformation of Sardinia into the world leader in the Internet.
History
The New ...
and the
Party of Cooperators. On December 8, 2003 the
Birimdik Party agreed to merge with the party.
Following the 2005
Tulip Revolution
The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution (russian: Тюльпановая революция; ky, Жоогазын революциясы) led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parliam ...
the future of the party was unclear, and it faded away shortly thereafter.
Election results
Jogorku Kenesh
See also
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List of political parties in Kyrgyzstan
Political parties in Kyrgyzstan now have greater political power and freedom to campaign than at any previous time in the history of the nation. During the Akayev administration's rule, opposition parties were allowed, but were widely considered ...
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Politics of Kyrgyzstan
The politics of Kyrgyzstan, officially known as the Kyrgyz Republic, takes place in the framework of a presidential system representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers ...
Defunct political parties in Kyrgyzstan
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