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KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, The Draft Law on Elections to Local Governments and the Draft Law on the Formation of Election Commissions
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, The Draft Law on Elections to Local Governments and the Draft Law on the Formation of Election Commissions
III. DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT NATIONAL ELECTIONS LAW AND THE DRAFT ELECTION COMMISSIONS LAW
E. Presidential Candidacy Rights
Article 48(3) requires that a candidate for President must be a citizen between the ages of 35 and 70, a resident of the Kyrgyz Republic for 15 years prior to his/her nomination, and “know the state language”. This residency requirement seems excessive.
