Analysis and Recommendations Concerning the Election Code of the Kyrgyz Republic

The following is the analysis of the Election Code of the Kyrgyz Republic as adopted on 29 April 2000. The analysis summarises some of the major areas of concern and contains a number of recommendations for amendments and clarifications to improve the election legislation, in line with international standards and, in particular, the OSCE commitments contained in the 1990 Copenhagen Document on the Human Dimension. The analysis is also based on the ODIHR observation of the 20 February and 12 March 2000 Parliamentary elections, which highlighted some of the Election Code shortcomings and whose findings are contained in the ODIHR Final Report, issued on 10 April 2000.