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Japarov Announces Run for Kyrgyzstan Second Term in 2027

8/14/2026

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President Sadyr Japarov announced he will run for a second term in Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election scheduled for January 27, 2027.
He told an interviewer that any candidate may run without restrictions.
Japarov confirmed the plan himself in August 2026 after his spokesman had indicated in 2024 that he intended to seek re-election.
He met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on April 23, 2026 as part of his recent consolidation of authority.

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President Sadyr Japarov announced he will run for a second term in Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election scheduled for January 27, 2027.
He told an interviewer that any candidate may run without restrictions.
Japarov confirmed the plan himself in August 2026 after his spokesman had indicated in 2024 that he intended to seek re-election.
He met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on April 23, 2026 as part of his recent consolidation of authority.