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| Kyrgyz court revokes poll ruling | Kyrgyz court revokes poll ruling |
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| Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court has revoked a ruling which, if applied, would have given President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's party every seat in parliament. | Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court has revoked a ruling which, if applied, would have given President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's party every seat in parliament. |
| Under a recent rule introduced by Mr Bakiyev, a party could gain a seat only if it achieved at least 0.5% of the vote in every region of the country. | |
| In Sunday's parliamentary election, Mr Bakiyev's Ak Zhol party was the only one to fulfil the criteria. | |
| The court's decision means the Ata Meken party may also gain some seats. | The court's decision means the Ata Meken party may also gain some seats. |
| But Ak Zhol will retain the vast majority of the 90 seats available in the one-chamber parliament. | But Ak Zhol will retain the vast majority of the 90 seats available in the one-chamber parliament. |
| Traditionally, Kyrgyzstan has been regarded as having one of the most open political systems among Central Asia's former Soviet republics. | Traditionally, Kyrgyzstan has been regarded as having one of the most open political systems among Central Asia's former Soviet republics. |
| But Sunday's poll was criticised by international observers, who cited problems including a lack of transparency in vote-counting and deregistration of leading candidates. | But Sunday's poll was criticised by international observers, who cited problems including a lack of transparency in vote-counting and deregistration of leading candidates. |
| Immediate effect | Immediate effect |
| Mr Bakiyev introduced a new constitution in October, installing a proportional representation system for electing MPs. | Mr Bakiyev introduced a new constitution in October, installing a proportional representation system for electing MPs. |
| In order to gain seats in parliament under this system, a party had to win 0.5% of the vote in each of Kyrgyzstan's seven regions and its two main cities - as well as polling more than 5% of the vote nationally. | In order to gain seats in parliament under this system, a party had to win 0.5% of the vote in each of Kyrgyzstan's seven regions and its two main cities - as well as polling more than 5% of the vote nationally. |
| Other than Ak Zhol, the Ata Meken party was the only one to win more than 5% of the vote nationally, but it failed to gain 0.5% in all of the regions - thereby disqualifying it from parliament. | Other than Ak Zhol, the Ata Meken party was the only one to win more than 5% of the vote nationally, but it failed to gain 0.5% in all of the regions - thereby disqualifying it from parliament. |
| Ak Zhol lodged an appeal against the rule about regional votes before the election - in a move analysts suggest was aimed at preventing post-election disputes. | Ak Zhol lodged an appeal against the rule about regional votes before the election - in a move analysts suggest was aimed at preventing post-election disputes. |
| "The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan has satisfied the appeal by the Ak Zhol party on cancelling the regional threshold of 0.5% for parties to enter parliament," said Judge Kurmanbek Osmonov. | "The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan has satisfied the appeal by the Ak Zhol party on cancelling the regional threshold of 0.5% for parties to enter parliament," said Judge Kurmanbek Osmonov. |
| "The court's decision comes into force immediately, is final and is not subject to appeal," AFP news agency quoted the judge as saying. | "The court's decision comes into force immediately, is final and is not subject to appeal," AFP news agency quoted the judge as saying. |