Mekenchil
Мекенчил
LeaderSadyr Japarov
ChairmanKamchybek Tashiev
Founded16 June 2010 (2010-06-16)
Split fromAta-Zhurt
HeadquartersBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[citation needed]
SloganБийлик – элге, Уурулар – түрмөгө
(Power – people, Thieves – prison)
Seats in the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan
14 / 120

Mekenchil (Kyrgyz: Мекенчил, romanized: Mekenchil; lit. 'Patriotic' or 'Patriot'), officially the "Patriotic" Political Party (Kyrgyz: "Мекенчил" саясий партиясы, romanized: "Mekenchil" sayasiy partiyasy) is a national-conservative political party in Kyrgyzstan, which was founded in 2010.[1]

History

The Mekenchil was founded on 16 June 2010 by Sadyr Japarov and Kamchybek Tashiev; both were co-founders of the party. Mekenchil had close personal ties with the nationalist Ata-Zhurt party where several politicians moved from there to the separate new party.[2]

Japarov served as the de facto leader of Mekenchil until his imprisonment in October 2013. Despite being arrested for the second time in 2017 and sentenced to several years in prison on the charges of attempted kidnapping, Japarov remained as one of the party leaders.[3] In October 2020, the party for the first time participated in the 2020 parliamentary elections which was headed by Tashiev after Mekenchil submitted an application to the CEC for participation on 4 July 2020.[4][5]

Following the 2020 Kyrgyzstani protests that led to the cancellation of the election results, Japarov was released from prison and from there, quickly mobilized a large following and gained influence through massive demonstrations in Bishkek and the support of numerous right-wing affiliated MP's of Supreme Council. On 10 October 2020, Japarov was elected as the Prime Minister. After the resignation of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, Japarov became the acting president. With his rise to power, the Mekenchil party as a whole gained influence, with several politicians or close supporters of the party occupying important positions, including Tashiev, who was appointed head of the State Committee for National Security on 16 October 2020.[6]

On 23 February 2021, Mekenchil officials reported that the party would not participate in the 2021 parliamentary elections and local council elections.[3][7][8] Instead, a new party named Ata-Zhurt Kyrgyzstan will campaign for seats in the Parliament.[9] Adinai Maripova stressed that this party has nothing to do with Ata-Zhurt to which the Mekenchil split itself from.[10]

On 6 October 2022, the parliamentary group "Mekenchil" was created from single-mandate deputies who broke away from the group "Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan".[11][12][13]

Political stances

The following are some of the political stances held by the party:[14]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Nominee Votes % Result
2021 Sadyr Japarov 1,105,248 79.83% Elected Green tickY

Parliamentary elections

Party leader Election Votes % Seats Position Government
Sadyr Japarov
Kamchybek Tashiev 		2020 136,276 6.96%
0 / 120
 New Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ^ ""Мекенчил" СП". Кыргыз республикасынын шайлоо жана референдум өткөрүү боюнча борбордук комиссиясы (in Kyrgyz). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ Редакция (2020-09-26). "Очищение от коррупционеров и доступное жилье. Что известно о "Мекенчил" и ее кандидатах?". KLOOP.KG - Новости Кыргызстана (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ a b ОСМОНАЛИЕВА, Бактыгуль (2021-02-25). "Садыр Жапаров подтвердил, что партия "Мекенчил" не будет участвовать в выборах". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ "Новое правительство Киргизии одолеет коррупцию - глава партии "Мекенчил"". rossaprimavera.ru (in Russian). 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ "Политическая партия "Мекенчил" подала в ЦИК уведомление об участии в выборах - ЦИК КР". shailoo.gov.kg. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ "И.о. президента Киргизии назначил нового главу Госкомитета нацбезопасности". ТАСС (in Russian). 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ Джаманкулова, Айжамал (2021-02-23). ""Отныне не будет понятия провластная партия". "Мекенчил" отказалась участвовать в выборах в местные кенеши и парламент". KLOOP.KG - Новости Кыргызстана (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  8. ^ Улитина, Екатерина (2021-02-22). "Партия "Мекенчил" отказалась от участия в выборах. Какая партия ее заменит?". Вечерний Бишкек (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ^ ПОДОЛЬСКАЯ, Дарья (2021-02-22). "Выборы-2021. Вместо "Мекенчила" баллотироваться в парламент будет новая партия". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  10. ^ K-News (2021-02-22). "Партия "Мекенчил" отказалась от участия в выборах в парламент и местные кенеши". K-News (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  11. ^ Редакция (2022-10-06). "В Жогорку Кенеше появилась новая депутатская группа "Мекенчил"". KLOOP.KG - Новости Кыргызстана (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  12. ^ "Новая депутатская группа "Мекенчил". Список". ИНФОМИР (in Russian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  13. ^ "Новая депутатская группа "Мекенчил". Список". kaktus.media (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  14. ^ "Предвыборная программа политической партии "Мекенчил"". Центральная комиссия по выборам и проведению референдумов Кыргызской Республики (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.


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