International observers

1. International observers shall be accredited by the Central Election Commission upon the invitation of the President, the Jogorku Kenesh, the Government, the Central Election Commission, after the official publication of the decision on holding the elections. Proposals for invitations may be submitted by the international and national non-commercial organizations specializing in the electoral legislation and elections, as well as in the area of human rights protection.

Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic shall not be accredited as international observers.

2. The term of office of an international observer shall begin on the day of his / her accreditation by the Central Election Commission and shall end on the day of official publication of the election returns.

3. International observers shall have the right to freely move and be present at any polling stations and election commissions.

4. International observers shall have the right:

1) to publicly express their opinion on the preparation and the progress of the elections;

2) to have press-conferences and to appeal to the mass media representatives;

3) to make photo, video and audio recordings, without violating the secrecy of voting;

4) to wear badges that do not contain signs of pre-election campaign, indicating his / her status, surname, name and patronymic as well as the name of the organization that they represent;

5) to monitor the formation of the election commission of any level;

6) to monitor the process of formation of the voter lists;

7) to monitor the process of registration of voters;

8) to monitor the information support to the elections.

5. International observers shall not have the right to take advantage of their status for activity not related to the observation over the preparation and conduct of the elections.

6. In the event that an international observer violates the present constitutional Law or the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Central Election Commission shall have the right to cancel his / her accreditation.

7. The activity of international observers shall be regulated by the electoral legislation.

(In the version of the constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No 96 dated June 5, 2017)