Election system in the Kyrgyz Republic: increase in the number of candidates will affect the amount of deposit

Discussions continue in Kyrgyzstan on a draft law that proposes changes to the election system. One of the key issues under discussion is the number of candidates that parties can nominate from each district.

During an interview, the country's president, Sadyr Zhaparov, suggested that nominating several candidates from a district would be possible, but it would require an increase in the amount of the contribution.

‘If parties nominate three candidates from each district, it will be acceptable. However, in that case, the amount of contribution that candidates have to make will increase significantly. The current draft of the bill sets the deposit at 100 thousand soms for each candidate. If parties nominate three candidates from a district, the amount of deposit will increase up to 9 million soms,’ said Sadyr Zhaparov.