DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPARTY SYSTEM IN CENTRAL ASIA

Mira KARYBAEVA

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Mira Karybaeva, Ph.D. (Philos.), program coordinator of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for the Republic of Kyrgyzia (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

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Appraising the development of political parties, which are an effective tool for spreading democracy, as well as expressing the interests of various social groups, in the post-Soviet Central Asian countries is a rather difficult task. This is because each country in the region has its own special legislative and practical traits in this sphere. Nevertheless, some common trends in party development have already appeared.

The absence of a single information source also hinders this analysis. For example, when preparing this article, the author had to rely on the Internet and information obtained from local experts and representatives of several international organizations working in the region. What is more, due to the specifics of the legislative base, it is not possible to find out the size of party membership in every county. (The tables present information on the officially registered parties, as well as information on parties functioning as of the beginning of 2005, but still not registered.)……….

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