Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan held early parliamentary elections on Sunday, with about 37% of eligible voters casting ballots as 460 candidates vied for seats, according to the Central Election Commission. The candidates in multi-mandate constituencies include 271 men and 189 women.

According to Anadolu Agency, more than 1.5 million voters participated in the election, resulting in approximately 37% voter turnout. The election commission reported that a new voting system was implemented, replacing party lists with a majoritarian system where each constituency must produce three deputies. Consequently, the number of parliamentary seats was reduced from 120 to 90.

Official election results are expected to be announced within two weeks, following the completion of the manual vote count by the Central Election Commission. The Kyrgyz Internal Affairs Ministry stated that no major violations were recorded during the parliamentary elections.

The decision to hold early elections came after Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted to dissolve itself on September 25, citing the brief interval between the parliamentary and presidential elections. The Central Asian nation had initially planned to hold the parliamentary election in November 2026, with a presidential vote scheduled for January 2027.