38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

Article 47 Responsibility for infringement of citizens’ electoral rights

Criminal, administrative or other responsibility in conformity with the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic shall be borne by the persons, who: 1) by force, fraud, threats, forgery or otherwise impede free exercise by Kyrgyz Republic citizen of the right to elect and be elected, or violate secrecy of election, or infringe the rights of citizens to get familiarized with the voters’ register, or force citizens to put signatures in support of a candidate (or prevent from doing so) or participate in forgery of signatures, or bribe voters;

(Constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2011, available at http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/4016/file/Kyrgyz_Const_Law_Presidential_and_parliam_Elections_2011_en.pdf accessed February 2018).