National holiday: National Day, 2 December; Independence Day, 31
August (1991)
Constitution: adopted 5 May 1993
Legal system: based on civil law system
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Askar AKAYEV (since 28 October 1990);
election last held 12 October 1991 (next to be held NA 1996); results
- Askar AKAYEV won in uncontested election with 95% of vote and with
90% of electorate voting; note - president elected by Supreme Soviet
28 October 1990, then by popular vote 12 October 1991; AKAYEV won 96%
of the vote in a referendum on his status as president on 30 January
1994
head of government: Prime Minister Apas DJUMAGULOV (since NA December
1993)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers; subordinate to the president
Legislative branch: bicameral
Assembly of Legislatures: elections last held 5 February 1995 (next to
be held no later than NA 1998); 35-member house to which 19 members
have been elected so far; next round of runoffs scheduled for 19 April
1995
Assembly of Representatives: elections last held 5 February 1995 (next
to be held no later than NA 1998); 70-member house to which 60 members
have been elected so far; next round of runoffs scheduled for 19 April
1995
note: the legislature became bicameral for the 5 February 1995
elections
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders: Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ishenbai
KADYRBEKOV, chairman; Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan (DMK), Kazat
AKHMATOV, chairman; National Unity, German KUZNETSOV; Communist Party
of Kyrgyzstan (PCK), Sherali SYDYKOV, chairman; Democratic Movement of
Free Kyrgyzstan (ErK), Topchubek TURGUNALIYEV, chairman; Republican
Popular Party of Kyrgyzstan; Agrarian Party of Kyrgyzstan, A. ALIYEV
Other political or pressure groups: National Unity Democratic
Movement; Peasant Party; Council of Free Trade Unions; Union of
Entrepreneurs; Agrarian Party
Member of: AsDB, CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NACC, OIC, OSCE,
PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO