2010 Kyrgyz constitutional referendum
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Adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and Law of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan 'Establishment of the Constitution of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan', which have been submitted by the Provisional Government as drafts of the referendum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constitution |
A constitutional referendum was held in
Background
Following the
In the weeks before the election
The vote came amid international fears over the stability of the country.
The interim government's deputy leader Omurbek Tekebayev responded to this criticism saying the foreign intelligence bureaus imply that the parliamentary democracy envisioned in the referendum was incompatible with Kyrgyzstan. "Some top officials from different states have spoken about a possible Afghanization of Kyrgyzstan, about a break-up of the state. I mean the statements by President Dmitry Medvedev and others. They may have been misinformed, that they blindly believe the officials from their special services who have long been at the service of the local oligarchs."[3]
Constitutional changes
The new constitution would make Kyrgyzstan a
The
Results
The result was a resounding "Yes," with more than 90 percent of voters supporting the amendment to the constitution.[6] Voter turnout was 72%. The result, however, did not include many of the 400,000 ethnic Uzbeks who had left during recent ethnic clashes since they were residing in Uzbekistan at the time of the elections.[6]
Choice | Votes | % | |
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For | 1,777,339 | 91.82 | |
Against | 158,373 | 8.18 | |
Total | 1,935,712 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 1,935,712 | 98.62 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 27,092 | 1.38 | |
Total votes | 1,962,804 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,716,687 | 72.25 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
Reactions
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said the result might lead to a "collapse of the state" as "eventually, won't it enable the political parties, which have extremist direction, to receive the power?".[citation needed] The U.S. Department of State praised the referendum and called upon the provisional government and people of Kyrgyzstan to "advance the process of reconciliation and accountability to ensure future interethnic harmony and move Kyrgyzstan forward on the path toward stability, security, democracy and prosperity for all citizens of the republic."[7]
Aftermath
Following the
References
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan's new leaders set October election date". BBC News. 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Kyrgyz voters back new constitution - CENTRAL/S. ASIA". Al Jazeera English. 28 June 201.
- ^ "Al-ManarTV:: Kyrgyzstan Holds Referendum, Slams Russia over 'Afghanization' Fears 27/06/2010". Almanar.com.lb. 27 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f Kyrgyzstan, 27 June 2010: Constitution Direct Democracy (in German)
- ^ No clear winner in Kyrgyzstan poll Al Jazeera, 11 October 2010
- ^ a b "Weeks after violence, Kyrgyzstan constitution approved". The Hindu. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "2010_0628_Dos_on_Referendum - U.S. Embassy Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic". Bishkek.usembassy.gov. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.