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International observers to watch Kyrgyzstan presidential election.
BISHKEK, October 28 (Itar-Tass) - Kyrgyzstan's presidential election
will be watched by 725 international observers from 47 organisations and
56 countries, press service of the country's Central Elections Commission
on organisation of elections and referendums said on Friday.
"In order to have transparent and open election, we have sent out
invitations for observes from practically all international institutions,
including OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
/ODIHR/ and the Parliamentary Assembly," the source said. The invitations
read the timing and rules for accreditation, the press service said, but
from OSCE the commission received "incorrect documents."
"Some copies of passports were of no good quality, and forms for
accreditation were filled in with many violations," the source said.
Nevertheless, the Kyrgyz side accepted the applications from the Europeans
and accredited 285 international observers from the organisation.
"We have not accredited 67 short-term observers from ODIHR/OSCE," the
press service said. "This is the most numerous international organisation,
which sends over its observers."
Kyrgyzstan's 19 candidates run for presidency, official data reports.
However, during television debates, three of them refused to participate
in the election or failed to meet legal requirements. For example, many
candidates failed an examination in the state Kyrgyz language, did not
make a deposit or failed to form up an election fund in time. The country
printed the ballots several days earlier. They contain names of 24
candidates. Later, five of them withdrew their names from the list, and
the elections commission had to cross out manually their names from almost
three million ballots.
Local experts say that acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev is the
campaign's favourite. He may rather compete only with former Speaker of
the parliament Adakhan Madumarov and with Deputy Kamchybek Tashiyev.
Political analysts say that should there be a second round, the political
scene may change.
will be watched by 725 international observers from 47 organisations and
56 countries, press service of the country's Central Elections Commission
on organisation of elections and referendums said on Friday.
"In order to have transparent and open election, we have sent out
invitations for observes from practically all international institutions,
including OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
/ODIHR/ and the Parliamentary Assembly," the source said. The invitations
read the timing and rules for accreditation, the press service said, but
from OSCE the commission received "incorrect documents."
"Some copies of passports were of no good quality, and forms for
accreditation were filled in with many violations," the source said.
Nevertheless, the Kyrgyz side accepted the applications from the Europeans
and accredited 285 international observers from the organisation.
"We have not accredited 67 short-term observers from ODIHR/OSCE," the
press service said. "This is the most numerous international organisation,
which sends over its observers."
Kyrgyzstan's 19 candidates run for presidency, official data reports.
However, during television debates, three of them refused to participate
in the election or failed to meet legal requirements. For example, many
candidates failed an examination in the state Kyrgyz language, did not
make a deposit or failed to form up an election fund in time. The country
printed the ballots several days earlier. They contain names of 24
candidates. Later, five of them withdrew their names from the list, and
the elections commission had to cross out manually their names from almost
three million ballots.
Local experts say that acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev is the
campaign's favourite. He may rather compete only with former Speaker of
the parliament Adakhan Madumarov and with Deputy Kamchybek Tashiyev.
Political analysts say that should there be a second round, the political
scene may change.
