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The vote was expected to support allies of President Sadyr Japarov, who has strengthened his strength since coming to power last year.
Kyrgyzstan is voting in parliamentary elections as tensions escalate over the proclamation of a plot to overthrow the populist president Sadyr Japarov, who rose to power in the post-vote riots last year.
In the capital, Bishkek, where both Russian and Kyrgyz are spoken, there was little sign of excitement in Sunday’s vote, as a 90-seat parliament is expected to be loyal to Japarov.
During the three decades of independence, the impoverished former Central Asian Soviet has become an indicator of volatility, fueled by combinations of corruption, repression and anger over perceived election irregularities in three presidential street protests.
Although polls show that the Japarov government still receives public support, critics say the recent imprisonment of potential opponents and the revision of the constitution earlier this year show that it is repeating the mistakes of its predecessors.
The government, which has no cash, is also facing a difficult future, with a winter energy crisis, rising living costs and a pandemic to trade with neighboring China.
At a meeting of the Security Council on Friday, Japarov acknowledged that the country could face an energy collapse “at any time” and blamed corruption and outdated equipment on the hydroelectric power sector.
Naurdin Shorukov, a 35-year-old maintenance worker, told the AFP news agency that he would not vote and believed the vote would be “won by the same people who have been there for the last 30 years and brought nothing to the country.”
Daniel Zamirbekov, 18, said he would vote in favor of a reform party that is seen as an external bet on parliamentary competition by 21 parties and hundreds of constituency candidates.
But Zamirbekov was worried that the low turnout would benefit the rich parties “without any vision” for the 6.5 million mountainous and landless countries.
The polls opened at 08:00 (02:00 GMT) and the first results were expected shortly after the start of the count at 20:00.
“Coup-plot”?
The last round of instability in Kyrgyzstan came after a parliamentary election a year ago, when the losing parties took to the streets to denounce a vote in favor of parties close to what was then President Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
The results of the vote were invalidated and the current leader Japarov was released from prison in the riots elected president in January.
Supervise power after cementing constitutional changes removing the one-term limits for the sitting president and strengthening his office at the expense of parliament, Japarov pledged to “show the world” that Kyrgyzstan can hold free and fair elections.
But opposition pressure has been denounced by opposition candidates.
A well-known independent MP Ryskeldi Mombekov was removed from the race by the electoral authorities before a judge reinstated his candidacy because his regional supporters threatened to rally.
Worse, the State Committee for Homeland Security said so on Friday Arresting 15 people He said it was a conspiracy to oust the government that involved “legislators and former high officials”.
The statement did not mention who arrested the authorities.
President Japarov and his wife visit the Aigul polling station on Sunday [Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters]Japarov has no party in the race, although several well-funded alliances are led by politicians loyal to him.
The result of the vote will be closely watched by a close Russia partner, who initially supported the new government after criticizing the political chaos that Japarov brought to power.
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