Presidential elections should be held on August 27 under Constitution

The presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan should be held on August 27 under the Constitution, and not on November 19, as previously the press service of Almazbek Atambayev reported. This was announced today at a press conference by MP Almambet Shykmamatov.

According to him, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic took the oath on December 1, 2011, his powers finish in 6 years. As Almambet Shykmamatov noted, until 00.00 on December 2, 2017, he is obliged to leave the post. Speaking about November 19 elections, the president was guided by the law, and it contradicts the Constitution, which says that only the Parliament can appoint elections of the head of the KR. When holding the elections on November 19, Almazbek Atambaev will have to take the post over the six-year term in violation of the Constitution," Almambet Shykmamatov said.

«According to the current Constitution, elections should be held on August 27. The Parliament should appoint the date of the election no later than on April 26,» Almambet Shykmamatov noted.