PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN KYRGYZSTAN 2021 AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COUNTRY’S FURTHER INTEGRATION INTO THE EAEU

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of the results of the early parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan held at the end of November 2021. It investigates the reasons that prompted the leadership of that country to hold new elections almost a year after the regular elections, the results of which were annulled. The author tries to study out how the amendments to the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan adopted at the referendum held in April 2020 affected the change in the powers of the representative and executive authorities of the country.He characterizes the party system that has developed in the country in recent years and presents the leading political parties that took part in the last elections. The article especially analyzes the influence that the president of the country Sadyr Zhaparov and his inner circle made on the results of the last elections. In addition, the author focuses on describing and evaluating the socio-economic consequences of the election, as well as studying current attitudes in Kyrgyz society. A forecast is made of how the elections of 2021 may affect Kyrgyzstan’s relationship with its leading economic and political partners and, first of all, with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.