Kyrgyzstan ( ky, Кыргызстан, Kırgızstan) is an eponymously-named
centrist
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political party
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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. ...
. It was established in May 2015, by
Kanatbek Isaev
Kanatbek Kedeikanovich Isaev ( ky, Канатбек Кедейканович (Кедейкан уулу) Исаев, translit=Kanatbek Kedeykanovich (Kedeykan uulu) Isayev; born 7 February 1975) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the Speaker ...
, a former
Respublika Member of Parliament. It is viewed as "utterly
apolitical
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" and focusing on supporting the government of Kyrgyz President
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Sooronbay Sharip uulu Jeenbekov (; ky, Сооронбай Шарип уулу Жээнбеков, translit=Sooronbay Şarip uulu Jeenbekov; born 16 November 1958) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the 5th President of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 unti ...
.
The party has a strong support base in the south of the country. In the
2015 Parliamentary elections, the Kyrgyzstan Party won 18 seats, having gained 12.75% of the votes.
References
External links
Official website (Russian version; archived 14 August 2018)
Political parties in Kyrgyzstan
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