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The postponement of parliamentary elections beyond the time limit determined by the constitutional duration of the mandate of the outgoing parliament, hence the prorogatio of the latter’s powers, should be supported by special justifications and extraordinary circumstances. The constitutional law approved by the Kyrgyz Parliament on October 22 does not reflect genuine democratic principles, although it does not openly violate any explicit constitutional provision: in the first place, the postponement of the elections of the new Parliament until June 2021 gives the Parliament in office 6 to 8 more months of power, which is a long period of time, much longer than the usual few weeks necessary to carry out the electoral activities.