The 2011 presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan

Fumagalli, Matteo

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2012.07.001

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“…The fact that Omurbek Babanov , the leader of Respublika —one of the main parliamentary parties—decided not to run, rather opting to endorse Atambayev , significantly curbed electoral competition. Babanov would soon become Atambayev ’s Prime Minister, indicating that a co-optive pact was already underway during the campaign (Fumagalli, 2012).…”

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Competition, stakes, and falling electoral participation in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A comparative analysis

Lioy

Dawson

2020

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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Between 2005 and 2015, a drastic wave of decline in voter turnout affected a series of presidential elections in Central Asia and the Caucasus. To explain this phenomenon, we perform an innovative comparative study using news coverage of four electoral case studies in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, and Armenia. This analysis is then used to build a new theory, which explains significant falls in participation as outcomes of a composite process of strengthening of incumbent regimes, weakening of oppositions, and generally reduced electoral stakes. Common patterns are identified across all four cases, suggesting that the willingness of the people to refuse to turn out to vote appears largely independent of the level of democracy. We maintain that, across the region, citizens chose to spurn the ballot box because of reduced electoral competition.

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Competition, stakes, and falling electoral participation in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A comparative analysis

Lioy

Dawson

2020

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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“…Parliamentary elections in October 2010 suggested a very fragmented electorate with the first five parties garnering between 10% and 16% of the vote. Elections for the substantially diluted presidency were more decisive with Almazbek Atambaev of the Social Democratic Party achieving an almost 50% advantage (63.24% vs. 14.77%) over his nearest rival (Fumagalli 2012). Kyrgyzstan's painful but somewhat successful transition was facilitated by interim president, Roza Otunbayeva, who had stepped into the vacuum on the understanding that her presidency would be short, usher in fundamental constitutional change, and that she would not present herself for re-election.…”

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Imagined democracy? Nation-building and elections in Central Asia

Beacháin

Kevlihan²

2015

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Is an imagined democracy more important than actual democracy for nation-building purposes? After 20 years of independence, Central Asian countries present a mixed bag of strong and weak states, consolidated and fragmented nations. The equation of nation and state and the construction of genuine nation states remains an elusive goal in all of post-Soviet Central Asia. This paper examines the role that electoral politics has played in nation-state formation. We argue that electoral processes have been central to attempted nation-state building processes as part of efforts to legitimize authoritarian regimes; paradoxically in those few countries where (for brief periods) partial democratization actually occurred, elections contributed, at least in the short term, to nation-state fragmentation.

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“…For more on the 2011 presidential elections, seeFumagalli ( 2012 ). In 2009, Almazbek Atambayev (the current president) ran against then President Bakiyev, but withdrew his candidacy at the last moment, lamenting fraud during the campaign.…”

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Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Elgie¹,

Moestrup²

2016

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The 2011 presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

Competition, stakes, and falling electoral participation in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A comparative analysis

Competition, stakes, and falling electoral participation in Central Asia and the Caucasus: A comparative analysis

Imagined democracy? Nation-building and elections in Central Asia

Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia

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