27 November 2007 | IWPR – Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Author)

Kyrgyzstan

Introduction of new thresholds makes it almost impossible for many parties to gain parliamentary seats; each party now needs to get 135,000 votes (5 percent of total national electorate) and 13,500 votes per region (0.5 percent of national electorate) to win seats

Kyrgyz Parties Say Rule Change Undermines Election (Media Report, English)