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Bishkek, June 13, 2018. / Kabar /. President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov received today chairwoman of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan Nurzhan Shaildabekova to discuss the course of the reform of the electoral system and the tasks of furthePresident discussed with CEC chairwoman progress of electoral system reform
Bishkek, June 13, 2018. / Kabar /. President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov received today chairwoman of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan Nurzhan Shaildabekova to discuss the course of the reform of the electoral system and the tasks of further improving the electoral legislation of the country. The Kyrgyz President's press service reported that Shaildabekova told about the intermediate results of the work of the Working Group on improving the electoral system of the Kyrgyz Republic. «The mission, vision, problems and strategic goals of the draft Strategy for improving the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic on elections for 2018-2020 have been worked out at the end of the meetings of the subgroups of the Working Group,» the head of the CEC said. She noted that the draft of the Strategy was discussed in all regions and will be submitted for public discussion by the end of June. After this, the project will be submitted to the National Council for Sustainable Development of the country. Jeenbekov emphasized the intensification of work on improving the electoral legislation, noting the need to introduce changes that would reduce the risk of voter bribery and increase people's confidence in the elections. «Changes to the electoral legislation must be made well in advance of the next elections and explained to the participants so that parties and voters have the opportunity to study it thoroughly and start preparing for elections systematically, which will help to build people's confidence in the electoral system,» the president said. Read more