R. Transparency/observation

The CEC delayed accreditation of international observers in the 2011 presidential election until 30 days before election day.[1] This limited the ability of international observers to completely observe the election processes. According to the Article 11 the responsibility for accreditation of international observers is with the CEC, but there is no deadline for acting on a request for accreditation. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend that Article 11 of the draft law be amended to require the CEC to make a decision on observer accreditation within a reasonable time after receiving the request for accreditation.

[1] See OSCE/ODIHR Final Report on the Kyrgyz Republic presidential election 30 October 2011 (Warsaw, 10 January 2012), page 16; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Doc. 12797, 24 November 2011, Observation of the presidential election in the Kyrgyz Republic (30 October 2011), par. 20.