The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic follows a model where the mandate of the legislature ends after five years but the institution continues until the new legislature meets. The scheme required that elections be held in October 2020 to elect a new convocation of parliament and when that convocation meets, the out-going convocation loses its authority. More specifically, according to Article 70, para 2 of the Constitution, deputies are elected for “a five year term”, and according to Article 71, para 4 “the powers of the deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh shall commence from the day of taking the oath by them”. In light of these provisions, the mandate given by voters to the Jogorku Kenesh lasts for 5 years, and the term lapses starting with the oath of the deputies of the newly elected legislature. However, the scheduled elections failed and the Central Electoral Commission called repeat elections for a date which was later abandoned following the adoption of amendments to the electoral legislation from the out-going convocation of parliament.

1. The scope of the Parliament's powers between the expiration of its mandate and the first session of the newly elected Parliament