Ar-Namys (, meaning ''Dignity'') is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

founded on July 9, 1999, by former Prime Minister

Felix Kulov Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov (; , Feliks Sharshenbayevich (Sharshenbay uulu) Kulov; born 29 October 1948) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2005 to 2007, following the Tulip Revolution. He first serve ...

. The party quickly became the nation's leading opposition party but was barred from the 2000 parliamentary elections. However, since the party was barred its members formed a bloc with the

Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan (, ) is a political party active in Kyrgyzstan. The party was founded on 27 June 1993 with Jypar Jeksheev as Chairman until 2000, when he was succeeded by Edilbek Sarybaev. In 2000, the movement joined with the ...

. With Kulov serving time for criminal charges, the party's members worked over the next few years to both clear his name and establish a broad opposition

coalition A coalition is formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal. The term is most frequently used to denote a formation of power in political, military, or economic spaces. Formation According to ''A G ...

. In 2001, the party formed the

People's Congress of Kyrgyzstan The People's Congress of Kyrgyzstan () was an electoral alliance formed between the Ar-Namys (Dignity) party and three other opposition parties in Kyrgyzstan. Former Prime Minister Felix Kulov was elected Chairman of the Congress in November 2001. ...

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with three other opposition parties. Kulov was chosen as the chairman. However, in 2004 the party joined the

For Fair Elections For Fair Elections was an electoral alliance formed by four opposition parties in Kyrgyzstan. It was formed on May 20, 2004, in preparation for the February 2005 parliamentary elections. Former Security Council secretary Misir Ashyrkulov was chos ...

alliance, in preparation for the February 2005 parliamentary elections. Ar-Namys received the votes of 7.74% of eligible voters in the 2010 parliamentary elections, giving it 25 of 120 seats in parliament. This result made the party the third of five parties to surpass the support threshold of 5% of eligible voters necessary to enter parliament. It lost all its seats in the 2015 parliamentary elections.

External links

Ar-Namys home page
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