2000 Kyrgyz presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 29 October 2000. The result was a victory for incumbent President Askar Akayev, who was re-elected with over 70% of the vote.[1] International election monitors described the vote as failing to meet international standards.[2][3] Voter turnout was 78.4%.[4]

2000 Kyrgyz presidential election

29 October 2000
Turnout	78.4%
Nominee Askar Akayev Omurbek Tekebayev Almazbek Atambayev Party Independent Ata-Meken SDPK Popular vote 1,460,201 272,427 117,658 Percentage 76.4% 14.2% 6.2%
President before election Askar Akayev Independent Elected President Askar Akayev Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Askar Akayev	Independent	1,460,201	76.36
	Omurbek Tekebayev	Ata Meken Socialist Party	272,427	14.25
	Almazbek Atambayev	Social Democratic Party	117,658	6.15
	Melis Eshimkanov	People's Party	21,260	1.11
	Tursunbai Bakir Uulu	Free Kyrgyzstan Party	18,774	0.98
	Tursunbek Akunov	Human Rights Movement	8,557	0.45
Against all			13,291	0.70
Total			1,912,168	100.00
Valid votes			1,912,168	97.52
Invalid/blank votes			48,679	2.48
Total votes			1,960,847	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,501,102	78.40
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. "Kyrgyz radio announces Akayev victory after all votes counted". Eurasianet.org. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
2. "Akayev wins reelection amid fraud claims". Eurasianet.org. 30 October 2000. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
3. "Kyrgyzstan election protest continues". BBC News Online. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
4. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p448 ISBN 0-19-924958-X