Who's Who of Declared Presidential Candidates
As of Sunday, 8 October 2000
Registered Presidential Candidates appear in bold.

 Compiled by Ched Flego, Project Director of the International Foundation for Election Systems, Bishkek office

No. First Name Surname Occupation and Party Signatures Submitted Candidate Confirmation
1. Mr. Askar AKAYEV   Incumbent President 103,287
12 Sept 		REGISTERED CANDIDATE
2. Mr. Tursunbek AKUNOV Human Rights Movement of Kyrgyzstan 70,500
22 Sept 		REGISTERED CANDIDATE
3. Mr. Kubanychbek APAS Professor (Moscow – Critic)   NOT ELIGIBLE – NOT KYRGYZ CITIZEN
4. Mr. Anvar ARTYKOV Former Member of Parliament   FAILED LANGUAGE TEST
5. Mr. Almaz ATAMBAEV Member of Parliament and leader of the
Social-Democratic Party 		9 August REGISTERED CANDIDATE
6. Mr. Tursunbai BAKIR Uulu Ambassador, Member of Parliament and leader of the ErK Party 80,750 22 Sept REGISTERED CANDIDATE
7. Mr. Orozbek BOLTURUKOV Farmer 29/08/2000 CANDIDACY WITHDRAWN
8. Mr. Melis ESHIMKANOV Journalist, and leader of the opposition People’s Party 58,000
1 Sept 		REGISTERED CANDIDATE
9. Mr. Ishimbay KADYRBEKOV Deputy of the L. A. 1 Sept FAILED LANGUAGE TEST
10. Mr. Felix KULOV Leader of opposition Ar-Namys Party 87,000
14 Sept 		REFUSED LANGUAGE TEST 18 September
11. Mr. Arslan MALIEV Businessman and Member of Parliament   FAILED LANGUAGE TEST
12. Mr. Iskhak MASALIEV Member of Parliament   FAILED LANGUAGE TEST
13. Mr. Almambet MATUBRAIMOV Former speaker of a parliamentary house Insufficient Signatures Submitted PASSED LANGUAGE TEST
14. Mr. Dosbol NUR Uulu Head of a political party Insufficient Signatures Submitted  
15. Mr. Dooronbek SADYRBAEV Member of Parliament   PASSED LANGUAGE TEST BUT CANDIDACY WITHDRAWN
16. Mr. Omurbek SUBANALIEV Opposition politician Ar-Namys Party   FAILED LANGUAGE TEST
17. Mr. Omurbek TEKEBAEV Vice speaker of the parliamentary house 98,000
2 Sept 		REGISTERED CANDIDATE
18. Mr. Yryslan TOICHUBEKOV Former Member of Parliament   FAILED LANGUAGE TEST
19. Mr. Topchubek TURGANALIEV Human Rights   INELIGIBLE -SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS JAIL
20. Mr. Anarbek USUPBAEV Businessman   FAILED LANGUAGE TEST