2000 Kyrgyz presidential election

2000 Kyrgyz presidential election

29 October 2000
Turnout	78.40%
Nominee Askar Akayev Omurbek Tekebayev Almazbek Atambayev Party Independent Ata-Meken SDPK Popular vote 1,460,201 272,427 117,658 Percentage 76.36% 14.25% 6.15%
President before election Askar Akayev Independent Elected President Askar Akayev Independent

Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 29 October 2000. The result was a victory for incumbent President Askar Akayev, who was re-elected with 76% of the vote. International election monitors described the vote as failing to meet international standards. Voter turnout was 78%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Askar Akayev	Independent	1,460,201	76.36
	Omurbek Tekebayev	Ata Meken Socialist Party	272,427	14.25
	Almazbek Atambayev	Social Democratic Party	117,658	6.15
	Melis Eshimkanov	People's Party	21,260	1.11
	Tursunbai Bakir Uulu	Free Kyrgyzstan Party	18,774	0.98
	Tursunbek Akunov	Human Rights Movement	8,557	0.45
Against all			13,291	0.70
Total			1,912,168	100.00
Valid votes			1,912,168	97.52
Invalid/blank votes			48,679	2.48
Total votes			1,960,847	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,501,102	78.40
Source: Nohlen et al.