Today, November 10, the stage of pre-election campaigning has started in connection with the upcoming early elections of deputies to the Jogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan.
According to the constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On the Elections of the President and Deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh," campaigning begins from the moment all candidates are registered and ends 24 hours before the voting day.
Due to the fact that the elections are early, the entire process is shortened by one third. This means that the pre-election campaigning will last for 20 days, starting from November 10, 2025, and ending at 8:00 AM on November 29, 2025.
The Central Election Commission has registered 467 candidates to participate in these elections, including 276 men and 191 women.
From November 10, 2025, candidates, political parties, and other interested parties can actively campaign to attract voters to vote for or against candidates, as well as discuss election programs. The main requirement is compliance with election legislation during the campaigning.
Campaigning can be conducted at rallies, meetings, through media and online publications. Election commissions are required to provide opportunities for meetings with voters and campaigning events.
State bodies and local authorities must provide premises and venues for campaigning, using funds from the republican budget, and ensure that these places meet the requirements for holding meetings.
The law on pre-election campaigning includes:
- calls to vote for specific candidates or against them;
- expression of preferences regarding individual candidates;
- description of the consequences of electing or not electing candidates;
- dissemination of information about the activities of candidates not related to their professional activities.
Candidates and political parties have equal conditions for access to the media.
Pre-election campaigning can be conducted in the following ways:
- through mass media;
- in the form of public events (rallies, meetings, television debates, etc.), excluding concerts and sports events;
- by producing and distributing printed and audiovisual campaigning materials (it is prohibited to produce them outside the country, and copies must be submitted to the CEC);
- in other forms that do not contradict the constitutional law.
Some categories of citizens are not allowed to conduct campaigning and distribute campaigning materials, including:
- state civil and municipal servants;
- persons holding state political positions, except for deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh;
- members of election commissions;
- observers, international observers;
- religious figures;
- founders and members of charitable organizations;
- persons under 18 years of age;
- foreign citizens and organizations;
- stateless persons;
- employees of territorial public self-governance.
It is prohibited to conduct pre-election campaigning in foreign media disseminated in the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
During the elections, foreign television and radio programs can only be broadcasted in recorded form.
The retransmission of programs that may tarnish the honor and dignity of candidates and political parties is prohibited. Responsibility for the dissemination of such information lies with local media.
Campaigning that requires funding can only be conducted with the consent of candidates and political parties, through their electoral funds.
