People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan
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People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan is an electoral alliance formed on September 22, 2004 in Kyrgyzstan. Current President Kurmanbek Bakiev was chosen as the movement's Chairman at the alliance's November 5 founding congress. It was created to contest the February 2005 parliamentary elections.
Following his election as President in 2005, Bakiev resigned as Chairman of the movement. The current leadership has been highly critical of Bakiev since his election, notably his failure to quickly pass key reforms. It also passed a resolution on December 24, 2005 calling for the President to move towards adopting a new constitution.
The movement had the following members
- Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan
- Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan
- Republican Party of Kyrgyzstan
- Asaba
- Kairran
- Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan
- Erkindik
- Erkin Kyrgyzstan
- New Kyrgyzstan
Following the Tulip Revolution of 2005, the future of the movement remains unclear