The Ak Jol People's Party (Kyrgyz: Ак Жол элдик партиясы), also simply Ak Jol (Ак Жол, IPA: [ɑq t͡ɕoɫ]), is a political party in Kyrgyzstan, founded by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on 15 October 2007 to contest the parliamentary election that was held in December 2007.[5]

Bright Path People's Party
Ак Жол элдик партиясы
LeaderIgor Chudinov
FounderKurmanbek Bakiyev
Founded15 October 2007 (2007-10-15)
Dissolved15 April 2010 (2010-04-15)
Preceded byPeople's Movement of Kyrgyzstan
HeadquartersToktogul 175, Bishkek
IdeologyKyrgyz nationalism[1][2][3]
National conservatism
Communitarianism[4]
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  White
  Red
Website
akjolnarod.kg

It gained 71 of the 90 seats in the 2007 elections and was one of the three parties to enter into the parliament,[citation needed] obtaining most of its support from the south of the country.[6] However, following the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010, snap elections were called, and the party lost all of its seats. It did not re-enter parliament thereafter, and it is defunct.

Election results

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2007 Igor Chudinov 1,245,331 61.73 (#1)
71 / 90
Supermajority

Presidential

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Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2009 Kurmanbek Bakiyev 1,779,417 77.44 Won

References

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  1. ^ "VI: National and Area Studies/Études Nationales et Régionales". International Political Science Abstracts. 62 (6): 817–831. December 2012. doi:10.1177/002083451206200606. ISSN 0020-8345. S2CID 220430700.
  2. ^ Schmitz, Andrea; Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik (2021). "Revolution again in Kyrgyzstan: forward to the past?". SWP Comment. doi:10.18449/2021C08.
  3. ^ Mamo, Christian (25 February 2021). "Sadyr Japarov: New hope for Kyrgyzstan or a return to autocracy?". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ Ziegler, Charles E., ed. (27 February 2015). Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia. University Press of Kentucky. p. 292. ISBN 9780813150796.
  5. ^ Trend News : Kyrgyz president leads newly created party[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Robertson, Graeme; Pop-Eleches, Grigore (2011). "Cross-cutting Cleavages and Ethnic Conflict: Evidence from Survey Experiments in Kyrgyzstan". SSRN. Rochester, NY. SSRN 1903484.