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Legislative - Supreme Council
- President Talant Mamytov
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Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 29 October 2000. The result was a victory for incumbent President Askar Akayev, who was re-elected with 76% of the vote.[1] International election monitors described the vote as failing to meet international standards.[2][3] Voter turnout was 78%.[4]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Askar Akayev | Independent | 1,460,201 | 76.36 |
| Omurbek Tekebayev | Ata Meken Socialist Party | 272,427 | 14.25 |
| Almazbek Atambayev | Social Democratic Party | 117,658 | 6.15 |
| Melis Eshimkanov | People's Party | 21,260 | 1.11 |
| Tursunbai Bakir Uulu | Free Kyrgyzstan Party | 18,774 | 0.98 |
| Tursunbek Akunov | Human Rights Movement | 8,557 | 0.45 |
Against all | 13,291 | 0.70 |
Total | 1,912,168 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,912,168 | 97.52 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 48,679 | 2.48 |
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Total votes | 1,960,847 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 2,501,102 | 78.40 |
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Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ "Kyrgyz radio announces Akayev victory after all votes counted". Eurasianet.org. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Akayev wins reelection amid fraud claims". Eurasianet.org. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan election protest continues". BBC News Online. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p448 ISBN 0-19-924958-X