USAID Facilitates Constitutional Debate in the Kyrgyz Republic
USAID’s implementing partners have been actively supporting the on-going public debate in preparation for a national referendum on the Kyrgyz Constitution that is expected to take place at the end of the year. The referendum will decide on a presidential, parliamentarian, or mixed form of government for the Kyrgyz Republic, based on Constitution drafts that are being developed by a Presidential Working Group. To educate public about the drafts, recently the National Democratic Institute conducted a series of Presidential Working Group forums and published the three drafts for public dissemination. The International Foundation for Election Systems prepared an analysis of the drafts and presented it at a seminar to a broad spectrum of Kyrgyzstan’s political parties. Meanwhile, the International Republican Institute held a constitutional seminar for media representatives and political parties.
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| Later this year, Kyrgyz citizens will vote on their new constitution |
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