ELECTIONS 2005



THIRD WEEKLY REPORT
(14 February - 20 February 2005)

BISHKEK
BROADCAST MEDIA
NTRK (National Television and Radio Broadcast Corporation)
The news items on the candidates for deputy on television and radio contain the following: R. Alkanov - 576 sec. (26 %), O. Bezborodova - 508 sec. (23 %), T. Sarpashev - 282 sec. (13 %), A. Irsaliev - 205 sec. (9 %), B. Akaeva - 86 sec. (4 %), N. Abdyldaev, O. Babanov, O. Bakiev, S. Beishenaliev, D. Kendirbaeva, V. Lyan - 84 sec. each (4 %), A. Tashtanbekov, A. Raiimkulov - 15 sec. each (1%). Total: 2191 sec. on 13 candidates.
News airtime on television and radio covering the subjects involved in elections: information from the voters - 18,794 sec. (38.3 %), from the CEC - 11,750 sec. (24.0 %), from the Government - 1429 sec. (2.9 %), from the media - 8073 sec. (16.5 %), from diplomatic missions - 970 sec. (2.0 %), from NGOs - 1152 sec. (2.4 %), from the power structures - 108 sec. (0.2 %), from the Parliament - 70 sec. (0.1 %), from political parties and movements - 1423 sec. (2.9 %), information about the KR President A. Akaev - 5238 sec (10.7 %), of which 1330 seconds - recordings of his statements. Total: 49,007 seconds of television and radio airtime.
Tone of statements. News television and radio programs covered the following candidates in a positive tone: B. Akaeva - 86 seconds, R. Alkanov - 576 seconds, O. Bezborodova - 508 seconds. Neutral tone was used concerning: T. Sarpashev - 282 seconds, A. Irsaliev - 205 seconds. The remaining 8 candidates were featured in a negative tone. A negative tone regarding MSN newspaper was found in a statement of the KR President A. Akaev, which was featured on NTRK channel on 17 February 2005.
Advertisement airtime on television and radio was used by the candidates as follows: N. Abdullaeva - 736 sec. (9.2 %), N. Kasiev - 603 sec. (7.5 %), R. Shabotoev - 370 sec. (4.6 %), M. Salymbekov - 381 sec. (4.7 %), A. Tagaev, J. Satybaldiev, K. Ismanov - 320 sec. each (4.0 %), E. Torobaev - 295 sec. (3.7 %), K. Joldoshbaev - 272 sec. (3.4 %), T. Madiyarov - 216 sec. (2.7 %), A. Borubaev - 204 sec. (2.5 %). Among the remaining candidates, 7 used airtime in the range of 110-130 seconds (1.5%), 7 in the range of 150-180 seconds (2.0 %), and 33 used less than 100 seconds of airtime (0.7 %). Total: 8038 seconds of airtime on 58 candidates.
Free airtime on television and the radio was used by the candidates as follows: Z. Esenamanov - 1134 sec. (3.8 %), V. Khon - 1071 sec. (3.5 %), R. Turgunbaev - 930 sec. (3.1 %), G. Tokombaev - 945 sec. (3.1 %), K. Sherimkulov - 830 sec. (2.9 %), V. Chernousov - 830 sec. (2.7 %), A. Pronenko - 813 sec. (2.7 %), A. Raimkulov - 702 sec. (2.3 %), A. Penner, V. Tolokontsev - 765 sec. each (2.5 %), L. Komisarova - 737 sec. (2.4 %), N. Bailo - 740 sec. (2.4 %), E. Abdykadyrov - 813 sec. (2.7 %). Of the remaining candidates, 13 used within 600 seconds (2%) of airtime, 11 within 500 seconds (1.5 %), and the remaining 16 used less than 500 seconds (1 %).
Total: 30,231 seconds on 53 candidates.
Public service announcements on television and radio have amounted to 3528 sec. of airtime.
In addition, an advertisement of Alga, Kyrgyzstan political party was featured - 196 seconds of airtime.

KOORT (Kyrgyz Public Educational Radio and Television)
The news items featured the candidates for deputy in the following order: B. Akaeva - 814 sec. (11 %), R. Alkanov - 304 sec. (4 %), B. Begaliev - 409 sec. (6 %), O. Bezborodova - 2200 sec. (30 %), O. Zhuravlev - 1744 sec. (24 %), O. Malyevannaya - 1453 sec. (20 %), K. Sherimkulov - 135 sec. (2 %), R. Shin - 271 sec. (4 %). Total: 7330 seconds of airtime on 8 candidates.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: information from the voters - 2098 sec. (40.5 %), information from diplomatic missions - 126 sec. (2.4 %), from NGOs - 264 sec. (5.1 %), from political parties and movements - 188 sec. (3.6 %), from the power structures - 76 sec. (1.5 %), from the media - 728 sec. (14.1 %), from the CEC - 517 sec. (10.0 %), on the anniversary of Vechernij Bishkek newspaper - 453 sec. (8.7 %), information about the KR President A. Akaev - 729 sec. (14.1 %), of which 392 seconds were recordings of his statement criticizing MSN newspaper. Total: 5179 seconds of airtime.
Tone of statements. Information on the following candidates had a positive tone: B. Akaeva, B. Begaliev, O. Bezborodova, O. Juravlev, R. Shin. These candidates were mentioned in a negative tone: R. Alkanov, O. Malyevannaya, K. Sherimkulov. A negative tone was featured in a statement of A. Akaev, in which he declared his intention to sue MSN newspaper.
Advertisement airtime was used by the following candidates for deputy: O. Bezborodova - 680 sec. (34 %), O. Zhuravlev - 1320 sec. (66 %). Total: 2000 seconds on 2 candidates.
An advertisement of newspapers: Vechernij Bishkek - 2146 sec. (96 %) and Bishkek Times - 92 sec. was featured (4 %). Total: 2238 seconds on 2 newspapers. (together with KOORT they are a part of one media holding company).
There have been no public service announcements this week.

PIRAMIDA (television and radio company)
The news programs on television and radio did not feature the candidates for deputy.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: information from diplomatic missions - 407 sec. (11.5 %), from the Government - 43 sec. (1.2 %), from the CEC - 248 sec. (7.0 %), from NGOs - 283 sec. (*. 0 %), from the voters - 705 sec. (20.0 %), from the Parliament - 31 sec. (0.9 %), from the media - 219 sec. (6.2 %), information on the KR President A. Akaev - 1595 sec. (45.2 %), of which 845 seconds were recordings of his statements.
Total: 3531 seconds of television and radio broadcasts.
Tone of statements. A negative tone is contained in the statement of the KR President A. Akaev, in which he criticized MSN newspaper.
Advertisement airtime on television and radio was used by the candidates as follows: M. Salymbekov - 98 sec. (30.2 %), K. Stepanyuk - 47 sec. (14.5 %), T. Umetalieva - 180 sec. (55.4 %). Total: 325 seconds on 3 candidates.
Public service announcements on the television and radio channel have amounted to 1177 sec.
NBT (Independent Bishkek Television)
The news programs did not feature the candidates.
News airtime of the subjects involved in the elections: information about the voters - 32 sec. (6 %) from NGOs - 267 sec. (50 %), from political parties and movements - 121 sec. (23 %), from the CEC - 55 sec. (10 %), about the anniversary of Vechernij Bishkek newspaper - 58 sec. (11 %). Total: 533 seconds of television airtime.
Tone of statements: neutral.
Advertisement airtime was not used by the candidates.
Advertisement of Vechernij Bishkek newspaper was featured - 232 seconds of airtime.
Public service announcements amounted to 2647 sec. of airtime

Almaz Radio(private radio station)
The news items did not talk about the candidates.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: none.
Advertisements from the candidates and public service announcements: none.
Avtoradio (private radio station)
The news items did not talk about the candidates.
News airtime featuring subjects involved in the elections: none .
Advertisements from the candidates and public service announcements: none.
Azattyk Radio (Kyrgyz service of Radio Freedom)
The news items featured the candidates as follows: Aidar Akaev - 150 sec. (15 %), B. Akaeva - 31 sec. (3 %), O. Bezborodova - 613 sec. (62 %), J. Jeenbekov - 49 sec. (5 %), A. Turgunbaeva - 64 sec. (6 %), T. Akun - 60 sec. (6 %), B. Sherniyazov - 25 sec. ( 3 %).
Total: 992 seconds of airtime on 7 candidates.
News items featuring the subjects involved in the elections: information from diplomatic missions - 1779 sec. (11.8 %), information on the statements of the KR President A. Akaev - 1073 sec. (7.1 %), information on the actions of the Government - 524 sec. (3.5 %), from political parties and movements - 1719 sec. (11.4 %), information from NGOs - 1705 sec. (11.4%), information from the CEC - 315 sec. (2.1 % ), information about the actions of the power structures - 244 sec. (1.6 %), information from the media - 1136 sec. (7.6 %), information on the actions of the KR Ombudsman - 29 sec. (0.2 %), information from the voters - 6496 sec. (43.2 %). Total: 15,020 seconds of airtime.
Tone of statements. Information about the following candidates features a negative tone: Aidar Akaev, B. Akaeva, O. Bezborodova. Information on the following candidates had a positive tone: A. Turgunbaeva, T. Akun, J. Jeenbekov, B. Sherniyazov.
Advertisements from the candidates and public service announcements: none.

MIR TV
The news programs did not give information about the candidates.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: information from the voters - 1215 sec. (88 %), from the Government - 36 sec. (2 %), from the CEC - 87 sec. (7 %), recordings of a statement of the KR President A. Akaev - 44 sec. (3 %). Total: 1382 seconds of airtime.
Tone of information: neutral.
Advertisements from the candidates: none.
Public service announcements amounted to 417 seconds of airtime.

Note on the Broadcast Media section:

On 17 February 2005 the Kyrgyz President A. Akaev made a special statement addressing the country's citizens, in which he harshly criticized MSN, an independent newspaper, and voiced his intention to go to court. He accused the newspaper's chief editor and its contributors of alleged libel on him personally and on the members of his family.
This statement was aired 4 times (2 times in Kyrgyz and 2 times in Russian) on television and 4 times (2 times in Kyrgyz and 2 times in Russian) on the radio of the National Television and Radio Broadcast Corporation. The statement was also aired on KOORT Television Company and PIRAMIDA Television and Radio Company.

PRINT MEDIA
Vechernij Bishkek (daily newspaper)
News items on the candidates contain: O. Malyevannaya - 346 lines (32 %), O. Zhuravlev - 250 lines (23 %), B. Begaliev - 72 lines (7 %), R. Shin - 400 lines (38 %). Total: 1068 lines on 4 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: information from the voters - 139 lines (33 %), CEC information - 118 lines (2 %), from the media - 101 lines (24 %), from the power structures - 69 lines (16 %). Total: 427 lines.
Tone of the published items. Information about the candidates: O. Malyevannaya - negative, B. Begaliev and R. Shin - positive.
An advertisement item on one candidate was featured: O. Zhuravlev - 250 lines
MSN (private newspaper)
News items on the candidates contain: B. Akaeva - 540 lines (28 %), M. Mukashev - 351 lines (18 %), D. Sadyrbaev - 158 lines (8 %), O. Zhuravlev - 143 lines (7 %), K. Bakiev - 136 lines (6 %), O. Bezborodova - 91 lines (5 %), A. Kolbaev - 79 lines (4 %), B. Ryskulova - 47 lines (2 %), K. Karabekov - 26 lines - (1 %), M. Eshimkanov, A. Tanaev, S. Mederov, S. Imanaliev, B. Begaliev, E. Abdykadyrov, Sh. Sadybakasova - 53 lines each (3 %) . Total: 1942 lines on 16 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: information from the voters - 1100 lines (67 %), CEC information - 87 lines (5 %), from NGOs - 115 lines (7 %), from the KR President A. Akaev - 346 lines (21 %). Total: 1648 lines.
Tone of the published items. Information on the candidates M. Mukashev and D. Sadyrbaev was positive, information on the remaining 14 candidates was negative.
Advertisement items: 50 lines on the candidates T. Abdurasulova, T. Borombaeva, B. Bukasheva, M. Isanova, O. Malyevannaya, A. Mambetalieva, A. Pronenko, Sh. Sadybakasova, K. Sherimkulov. Total: 459 lines on 9 candidates.
GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPERS
(Slovo Kyrgyzstana, Kyrgyz Tuusu, Erkintoo)
News items on the candidates contain: K. Bakiev - 500 lines (33 %), A. Beknazarov - 245 lines (16 %), N. Bailo - 188 lines (12 %), D. Nur uulu - 188 lines (12 %), A. Sakebaev - 73 lines (5 %), within 60 lines (4 %) each on I. Isakov, A. Madumarov, A. Tashtanbekov, O. Tekebaev, 40 lines (3 %) on J. Jeksheev, 21 lines (1.5 %) on A. Sabirov, 2 to 16 lines (1 %) on M. Eshimkanov, M. Sultanov, I. Omurkulov, A. Mambetalieva, O. Bakiev. Total: 1528 lines on 16 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: information from the Government - 800 lines (18 %), CEC information - 97 lines (2 % ), from the voters - 1593 lines (35 %), from the media - 800 lines (18 %), from political parties and movements - 223 lines (5%), from NGOs - 447 lines (10 %), from the KR President - 544 lines (12 %). Total: 4505 lines.
Tone of the published items. Information on the candidates A. Sakebaev, A. Mambetalieva, A. Tashtanbekov, I. Omurkulov, and A. Sabirov features a positive tone. Information on the remaining 11 candidates has a negative tone. Negative tone is contained in the text of the address of the KR President A. Akaev, in which he accused MSN newspaper of libel.
Advertisement items on the candidates: Z. Jamaldinov - 210 lines (16 %), A. Kolbaev - 250 lines (19 %), A. Tagaev - 500 lines (38 %), V. Tolokontsev - 350 lines (27 %). Total: 1310 lines on 4 candidates.
PRIVATE NEWSPAPERS (15 publications)
In the news items the candidates are mentioned as follows: 25 candidates are mentioned in the range of 4 to 15 lines (0.1 - 0.2 %), 2 candidates are mentioned in 35 lines (0.6 %), N. Abdyldaev - 147 lines (2.4 %), Aidar Akaev - 125 lines (2.0 %), B. Akaeva - 700 lines (11.3 %), K. Bakiev - 1946 lines - (31.5 %), J. Jeksheev - 233 lines (3.8 %), J. Jeenbekov - 140 lines (2.3 %), V. Lyan - 200 lines (3.2 %), O. Malyevannaya - 463 lines (7.5%), B. Maripov - 210 lines (3.4%), T. Sarpashev - 386 lines (6.2 %), A. Tashtanbekov - 112 lines (1.8 %), T. Umetalieva, R. Nurmatov, A. Maliev, N. Kasiev, O. Bezborodova - 250 lines each (4.0 %). Total: 6187 lines on 43 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: information from the voters - 624 lines (26 %), from political parties and movements - 500 lines (21 %), from NGOs - 183 lines (8 %), from the CEC - 68 lines (3 %), from the media - 24 lines (1 %), from the Government - 518 lines (21 %), from diplomatic missions - 517 lines (21 %). Total: 2434 lines.
Tone of the published items. Information on the candidates - K. Bakiev, Aidar Akaev, B. Akaeva, O. Bezborodova, N. Kasiev, O. Malyevannaya, A. Maliev, B. Maripov, R. Nurmatov, T. Sarpashev features a negative tone. The remaining candidates are mentioned in a positive tone (12 candidates) and in a neutral (30) tone.
Advertisement items on the candidates: K. Sherimkulov - 1500 lines (21 %), T. Akmatbaev, A. Kunakunova, A. Satyvaldiev, B. Sherniyazov, S. Jeenbekov, - 500 lines (7 %) each, R. Jeenbekov - 350 lines (5 %), A. Keldibekov - 700 lines (10 %), A. Mambetalieva - 2000 lines (29 %). Total: 7050 lines on 9 candidates.
The candidates used the following newspapers in their entirety for advertisement:
B. Maripov - Obshestvennyi Reiting newspaper (special issue of 16 February 2005, 8 pages, 21,000 copies)
K. Alymkulov - Megapolis newspaper (special issue of 16 February 2005, 8 pages, 15,000 copies)
K. Isabekov - Senator newspaper (special issue of 19 February 2005, 8 pages, 15,000 copies)
Sadyr Japarov - Rukh KG newspaper (special issue of 17 February 2005, 10,000 copies)


RUSSIAN NEWSPAPERS IN KYRGYZSTAN (Rossijskaya Gazeta, Komsomol'skaya Pravda,
Moskovskij Komsomolets, Argumenty i Fakty)

News items on the candidates contain:
a feature story on T. Abdyldaev - 150 lines (Rossijskaya Gazeta, 15 February 2005)
an article on N. Abdyldaev - 145 lines (Rossijskaya Gazeta, 15 February 2005)
an item on O. Malyevannaya - 150 lines (Argumenty i Fakty, 16 February 2005).
Information on the subjects involved in the elections:
An article entitled The President's Disservice Bureau (about Askar Akaev, his opponents, about K. Bakiev's interview (Issue 4, 25 January 2005), about an interview with the U.S. Ambassador in Kyrgyzstan, Steven Young (Issue 5, 01 February 2005) - 400 lines (Argumenty i Fakty, 15 February 05).
Interview with the KR Prime Minister N. Tanaev - 250 lines (Rossijskaya Gazeta, 16 February 2005).
Tone of the published items. The article The President's Disservice Bureau is written in a negative tone as regards A. Akaev's inner circle. Information on the candidates for deputy features a positive tone
Advertisement items on the candidates:
The election platform and biography of the candidate B. Begaliev - 400 lines (Rossijskaya Gazeta, 18 February 2005).
A special issue was published on 18 February 2005 with a logotype of Komsomol'skaya Pravda newspaper (4 pages with a circulation of 15,000 copies) dedicated to the candidate for deputy, A. Aitikeev.

Notes on the Printed Media section:
Government newspapers published a statement of the KR President A. Akaev, in which he accuses MSN, an independent newspaper, in libel on him and his family members
- 250 lines (see Slovo Kyrgyzstana newspaper of 18 February 2005). This statement was published in Russian and Kyrgyz in all government newspapers of Kyrgyzstan.
A statement of the representatives of real-estate developer associations addressed to the KR CEC chairman S. Imanbaev and the OSCE Ambassador in Kyrgyzstan M. Mueller was published - 500 lines (see Slovo Kyrgyzstana newspaper of 18 February 2005). In the statement they dispute the facts set forth in the report of the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society on the monitoring of the election period.
On behalf of the same real-estate developers (8 signatures in total) a statement addressed to S. Imanbaev and M. Mueller was published - 250 lines (see the same issue of Slovo Kyrgyzstana).
In the statement they talk about the interview of the candidate for deputy K. Bakiev which was published in Argumenty i Fakty newspaper (Issue 4, 2005).