There will be no early elections. The Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan has put an end to the debate over the president's term of office

The Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan, at the request of the president, has issued an official interpretation of a number of provisions of the Basic Law, effectively putting an end to the debate over the term of office of the current head of state, Sadyr Zhaparov.

The court concluded that the five-year term established by the 2021 Constitution does not apply to the mandate obtained under the previous version of the Constitution. Consequently, the president, elected in January 2021 for a six-year term, will complete his term of office within the originally established time frame.

The ruling emphasizes that a change in the constitutional model should not destroy the legal continuity of power. The Constitution may change, but the rules under which citizens have already delegated their powers do not.

The court pointed out that an electoral mandate is a completed legal fact and cannot be recalculated retroactively. Otherwise, this would mean a retroactive change in the conditions of the election and a violation of the principle of legal certainty.

At the same time, the six-year term counts as the first term under the new restriction of “no more than two terms.”

Separately, the court explained that public discussions about the duration of power are not grounds for early elections. The Constitution provides for them in only four cases:

• resignation;
• removal from office;
• illness;
• death of the president.

Thus, the next presidential election must be held on the fourth Sunday of January 2027 — January 24. Parliament is required to schedule it no later than September 24, 2026.