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SCO mission: No violations at referendum in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Materials 12 December 2016 16:29 (UTC +04:00)
The observer mission of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) hasn’t recorded any violations during the referendum to amend the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan held Dec. 11
SCO mission: No violations at referendum in Kyrgyzstan

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 12

By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:

The observer mission of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) hasn’t recorded any violations during the referendum to amend the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan held Dec. 11, representatives of the mission told reporters in the country on Dec. 12, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kyrgyzstan.

SCO Deputy Secretary General Wang Kaiwen said that the referendum was held in accordance with the constitutional law of Kyrgyzstan and accepted international obligations.

The whole process of voting was held in a calm and democratic atmosphere, Kaiwen said.

He added that representatives of the SCO observed small queues at some polling stations in Kyrgyzstan, which shows that voters are willing to exercise their civic duty and no pressure was exerted on them.

The CEC mission held monitoring of the referendum at 63 polling stations in Kyrgyzstan.

During the constitutional referendum Kyrgyz citizens were able to vote for or against the introduction of over 20 amendments to the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan. The amendments, in particular, envisage strengthening the prime minister’s powers in relation to the parliament of Kyrgyzstan. The amendments also cover the regulations of the Constitution relating to high values – human rights and citizenship.

During the referendum, citizens could vote "for" and "against" all amendments at once. The separate voting for amendments was not available.

According to CEC preliminary data, as much as 41.74 percent of all registered voters took part in the referendum. As much as 79.7 percent of them voted in favor of the amendments.

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