Kyrgyz President Japarov Files for a Second Term: 60,000 Support Signatures Logged Within a Day, Vote Set for January 27, 2027
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on November 10 submitted an application to the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda to run as a self-nominated candidate in the presidential election scheduled for January 27, 2027, seeking a second term. Less than 24 hours after he filed, the electronic system had recorded 60,000 signatures in his support, the maximum a candidate can submit, though the commission must still verify them.
By November 11, the commission listed nine applicants, all self-nominated. Alongside Japarov were former members of parliament Iskhak Masaliev and Bakhtybek Kalmamatov, former financial police chief Syiymyk Japykeev, Bakytbek Adylov, who previously headed the State Migration Service, and Akai Kydyrov, Aimen Kasenov, Azamat Esenbekov and Aiba Amur.
Under the election timetable, applications are due by November 13 and signatures by December 8, and the commission must complete candidate registration by December 23. Prospective candidates need at least 30,000 signatures, an electoral deposit of 1 million soms (about $11,400) and demonstrated proficiency in Kyrgyz. For the first time in a Kyrgyz presidential election, voters can support a candidate electronically through Tunduk, the government's mobile services app, while paper signature sheets remain an option. The commission's preliminary voter list contains 4,467,040 names.
Whether Japarov could run again had been in dispute. In February 2026, the Constitutional Court ruled that his current six-year term runs to 2027 and counts as his first term, allowing him to run again. Election day was set for the fourth Wednesday of January rather than the usual Sunday.
Separately, the state news agency Kabar reported on November 10 that Japarov had signed Law No. 152 on November 6, amending the Labor Code to introduce wage indexation: as consumer prices rise, employers are to preserve the real value of wages, with the procedure and conditions set by collective agreements, other agreements or organizations' internal regulations. The law takes effect ten days after its official publication.
(Source: Kabar News Agency)
Source: Kabar News Agency
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Photo: 图：吉尔吉斯斯坦总统 Sadyr Japarov 在会议上发言，头部完整、面带话筒席而坐。照片：俄罗斯联邦委员会，Vladislav Tarasov 摄，CC BY 4.0，经维基共享资源。 / Photo: Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov speaking at a meeting. Photo by Vladislav Tarasov, Federation Council of Russia, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
