2017 Kyrgyz presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 15 October 2017. Incumbent President Almazbek Atambayev was not allowed to run again because the constitution sets a single six-year term for the head of state. Eleven candidates registered for the race, and from this field Sooronbay Jeenbekov of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan won more than 50% of the vote, avoiding a runoff. Following certification of the results on 30 October, Jeenbekov was inaugurated as President of Kyrgyzstan on 24 November.

2017 Kyrgyz presidential election
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)
Turnout56.32%
 
Nominee Sooronbay Jeenbekov Ömürbek Babanov Adakhan Madumarov
Party SDPK Independent Butun Kyrgyzstan
Popular vote 920,620 568,665 110,284
Percentage 54.67% 33.77% 6.55%
Results by district
President before election

Almazbek Atambayev
SDPK

 President-elect

Sooronbay Jeenbekov
SDPK

Politics of Kyrgyzstan

CIS Member State

Constitution
Executive
Legislative
  • Supreme Council
    President Talant Mamytov
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Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Ruslan Kazakbayev
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Kyrgyzstan
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The elections marked the first change of president that was not the result of the death of the incumbent or a revolution. Some described the vote as Central Asia's first genuinely competitive presidential election.

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