For Fair Elections was an
electoral alliance
An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.
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formed by four opposition parties in
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
. It was formed on May 20, 2004, in preparation for the February 2005 parliamentary elections.
Former
Security Council
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secretary
Misir Ashyrkulov
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Șuncuiuș ( hu, Vársonkolyos) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It has a population of 3,259 ...
was chosen as the blocs leader.
The Alliance consisted of
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El Dobushu
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Ata-Meken Socialist Party
The Ata-Meken Socialist Party ( ky, Ата-Мекен Социалисттик Партиясы, Ata-Meken Sotsialisttik Partiyası, lit=Fatherland Socialist Party; sometimes shortened to simply Ata-Meken) is a social-democratic political party i ...
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Ar-Namys
Ar-Namys ( ky, Ар-Намыс, meaning ''Dignity'') is a political party in Kyrgyzstan founded on July 9, 1999, by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov. The party quickly became the nation's leading opposition party but was barred from the 2000 pa ...
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Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan
The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (Russian: , ''Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Kyrgyzstana''; Kyrgyz: , ''Kyrgyzstan sotsial-demokratiyalyk Partiyasy'') was a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Members formed the party on 1 October 1993, ...
The alliance gained a key member when the Ar-Namys (Dignity) party, the nation's largest opposition party joined the alliance.
Following the
Tulip Revolution
The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution (russian: Тюльпановая революция; ky, Жоогазын революциясы) led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parliam ...
the alliance collapsed as Ar-Namys joined the new government of
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (, ''Kurmanbek Saliyevich (Sali Uulu) Bakiyev''; born 1 August 1949) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010. Large opposition protests in April 2010 led to the tak ...
while the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan later resigned in 2006.
Defunct political party alliances in Asia
Political party alliances in Kyrgyzstan
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