Who’s dreaming about becoming Kyrgyzstan’s next president?
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A polling station in Bishkek during the 2005 election. Kyrgyzstan's gearing up for it's next electoral contest, beginning tomorrow. (Photo by blandm, Creative Commons usage.)
Today the Central Election Commission has finished the registration of the presidential candidates. Nurlan Motuev, the leader of the movement “Joomart” became the last registered presidential candidate. On 18th June the election campaigning will start. Every presidential candidate will have free time to speak at the National TV and Radio Channel. The order of the speeches of the presidential candidates will be chosen by lot.
So, who’s dreaming about becoming president?
| Almazbek Atambaev | Ex-prime minister, was born in September, 17, 1956, in Arashan village, Chu region. He is the leader and deputy chief of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan and the leader of the People Congress of Kyrgyzstan. |
| Kurmanbek Bakiev | He is the president of Kyrgyzstan at the present time. He was born in August, 1, 1949 in Masadan village, Jalalabad region. He is also the honour industry worker of Kyrgyzstan. |
| Nurlan Motuev | He is the leader of the patriotic movement “Joomart” at the present time. He was born in 1969 in Chaek village, Naryn region. |
| Jenishbek Nazaraliev | He is the president of the medical centre at the present time, was born in May, 8, 1961, Kemin region. The leading expert about and addiction medicine and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of the Natural Science. |
| Temir Sariev | The leader of the “Ak-Shumkar” party, ex-mp, was born in June, 17, 1963 in Tash-Bulak village, Sokuluk region. |
| Toktoayim Umetalieva | The Chairlady of the Association of the NGO, was born in April, 4, 1962 in Bakai-Ata village, Talas region. She is the first woman who was registered as the presidential candidate in 2005. |
We are all waiting for the election campaigning, scandals, gossips, hot press-conferences! Presidential elections are around the corner!




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