Kyrgyzstan’s incumbent President, Sadyr Japarov, has collected the maximum number of voter signatures required for candidate registration in the upcoming presidential election in less than 24 hours.

Japarov had secured support from 60,000 voters as of November 11, according to 24.kg.

The incumbent president submitted his self-nomination application to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on November 10. Under Kyrgyzstan’s election legislation, presidential candidates must collect at least 30,000 signatures, while the maximum number accepted is 60,000.

Japarov must still fulfil other registration requirements, including paying an election deposit of 1 million soms. The CEC will make the final decision on his registration after reviewing the submitted documents and signatures.

Other presidential hopefuls have collected considerably fewer signatures so far.

Syimyk Zhapykeev: 20,019 signatures

Aimen Kasenov: 16,935

Iskhak Masaliev: 12,644

Azamat Esenbekov: 9,171

Akai Kydyrov: 5,778

Baktybek Kalmatov: 788

The presidential election in Kyrgyzstan is scheduled for January 27, 2027. The nomination period for candidates will close on November 13.