Kyrgyz presidential election, 1991
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Presidential elections was held for the first time in Kyrgyzstan
on 13 October 1991. The only candidate was Askar Akayev
, who won 95.4% of the vote. Voter turnout reported to be 89.0%.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
on 13 October 1991. The only candidate was Askar Akayev
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until his overthrow in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution....
, who won 95.4% of the vote. Voter turnout reported to be 89.0%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Askar Akayev Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until his overthrow in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution.... |
Independent | 1,968,781 | 95.4 |
| Against | 95,702 | 4.6 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,098 | ||
| Total | 2,065,318 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||