Additional information about gender quotas

In the 2005 elections, during which the country moved from a bicameral to a unicameral parliament with a majority/plurality electoral system, no women were elected to parliament. In 2007, the number of seats in the chamber was increased from 75 to 90, and the electoral system was changed to proportional representation.

In the new 2010 Constitution, the electoral system was further reformed. Under the new system, 120 members of parliament are elected in one nationwide constituency. Seats are distributed to parties in proportion to the share of votes they obtain. However, no party can win over 65 seats. Vacant seats are filled by ‘next-in-line’ candidates of the same party.

The new constitution, which was adopted in April of 2021, replaces a parliamentary system with a presidential one, with presidents limited to two five years terms instead of a single six-year term. It also reduces the number of seats in the Supreme Council from 120 to 90 and establishes a constitutional court.

Kyrgyzstan has mixed system which consist of proportional representation component under which 54 members are elected and single member districts under which 36 members are elected. The law provides 30% quota only for the proportional representation component and for single mandate districts there is no such requirement (OSCE EOM Report).

In August 2019, the law on the 30 per cent quota in the local councils was successfully adopted by the national parliament, signed by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, and thereafter entered into force (OSCE).