Ak Jol

Ak Jol (Kyrgyz: Ак Жол, Aq Jol [ɑqdʒol], lit. 'White Path'), sometimes romanized as Ak Zhol, is a Kyrgyz political party founded by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on 15 October 2007 to contest the parliamentary election to be held in December 2007.[1]

Not to be confused with Ak Zhol Democratic Party.

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It gained 71 of the 90 seats in the 2007 elections and was one of the three parties to enter into the parliament.[2] However, following the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010, snap elections were called, and the party lost all of its seats. It has not re-entered parliament since.

References
  1. Trend News : Kyrgyz president leads newly created party
  2. "New government formed in Kyrgyzstan". RIA Novosti. 27 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2020.


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