Calling of presidential election

1. The regularly scheduled elections of the President shall be held on the third Sunday of November in the year in which the President’s term to which he has been elected is to expire, and shall be called by the Jogorku Kenesh no later than 4 months prior to the Election Day.
2. Early elections of the President shall be called by the Jogorku Kenesh in the cases provided for by the Constitution, no later than within a week after termination of the powers of the President and shall be held within 3 months from the date of termination of the powers of the current President. The timeframe for electoral activities established herein shall be reduced by one-fourth.
3. Should the Jogorku Kenesh fail to call elections or early elections of the President by the dates established in Items 1 and 2 above, the elections or early elections of the President shall be deemed called. In these cases, the Election Day shall be considered the day following the day on which the timeframe for calling the elections expired.
4. Upon occurrence of events specified in Item 3 above, the CEC within 2 calendar days from the day on which elections were considered called, shall officially publish in mass media information about the date of elections or early elections of the President and shall arrange for preparation and conducting of elections within the timeframe established herein.