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The politics of Kyrgyzstan, officially known as the Kyrgyz Republic, takes place in the framework of a presidential system representative democratic republic, whereby the President is head of state and the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers is head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Kyrgyzstan an "authoritarian regime" in 2022.[1][needs update]
Unlike its authoritarian neighbors – Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – Kyrgyzstan has had a more pluralistic political system since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Kyrgyzstan has swung between authoritarian and democratic forms of government.[2] Three authoritarian presidents have been ousted from office since 2005 due to popular protests.[2]
- ^ Democracy Index 2023: Age of Conflict (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit (Report). 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b Engvall, Johan (2022). "Kyrgyzstan's Poison Parliament". Journal of Democracy. 33 (1): 55–69. doi:10.1353/jod.2022.0004. ISSN 1086-3214. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.