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Kyrgyzstan: Women and Youth Score Worst in Elections

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Elections, Women & Gender, Youth

GenderStan opines [1] that the way Kyrgyz society is structured does not allow for diversity in the parliament. The party called “New Power” won as little as 0,23% of the votes. It has included mostly women and young people and was not able to invest into a large-scale campaign.