Anatoly Vyborny: everything was done to ensure that the voting was in accordance with the law, as open as possible with a fair result

Anatoly Vyborny, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Defence and Security of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Security and Corruption Control, has been observing the Referendum in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, since the polls opened. According to him, the polling station that he was in at the time of the opening, opened on time.
“Presently, me and Olga Kovitidi, a senator of the Russian Federation Council, are at polling station No. 1322,” said Anatoly Vyborny. “People have lined up in a small queue and are practicing social distancing. It is good to see how active the voters are,” he said.
“It is also nice that people are going to vote not only in the local elections, but also in the referendum on the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic.”
“There are three things I would like to point out,” said Anatoly Vyborny. “First: the level of public awareness is quite high. We can ask any voter here and will see that people are clearly aware of the role the referendum plays in changing the Basic Law of the state and, above all, the form of governance. While the Republic currently has a parliamentary-presidential form of government, it is quite possible that today citizens will open a new page in the history of their state if they say “yes” to the presidential form of government.
People are aware of the importance of the Kurultai, a deliberative body which will offer advice and consultations on the country’s development in different spheres of activity.
People are also aware of the importance of the parliament issue. Today there are 120 deputies in the Jogorku Kenesh, and it is proposed to reduce their number to 90, to make Parliament more agile, more effective, and bring it closer to the people.
There is something else I would like to note: people, at least all those with whom we talked today, understand the importance of the power of the people. They determine the strategy and the future of the state.
People want to see Kyrgyzstan as a self-sufficient, sovereign, independent state with high living standards. Social security should be at a high level as well, just as healthcare and education.
Secondly, everyone I have talked to is fully convicted that it is impossible to falsify the referendum results. Voting is highly automated with biometric identification, which minimizes the “human factor.”
Everything is done to ensure that the voting is lawful, legitimate, as open as possible and fair, and people must see it.
And last but not least. The organizers of the referendum and elections have done everything to minimize the risk of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone comes to vote wearing masks and hand protection, social distancing is strictly enforced, sanitizers are made available.”
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