Yesterday, the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums has adopted a package of documents for registration of the leader of Onuguu-Progress faction, Bakyt Torobayev, as a candidate for the presidency of Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the faction reported.

Earlier, at the party forum, his candidacy was unanimously supported by delegates.

Earlier, the CEC received applications on self-nomination for the main political post from the head of the NGO Institute of Legal Analysis Rita Karasartova, Chairman of NGO League-Anticrisis Nazarbek Nyshanov, the author of the famous «winter will not be» Arstanbek Abdyldaev, leader of Ata Meken party Omurbek Tekebayev, Director of the Bishkek branch of the Latvian firm Maro Sainidin Sultanidinov and head of the Association of Domestic Manufacturers Bakyt Degenbayev. Former Education Minister Kamila Sharshekeeva filed application yesterday.

Ex-Prime Minister Temir Sariev was nominated from Akshumkar party.