ELECTIONS 2005


FIFTH WEEKLY REPORT
(28 February - 6 March 2005)

BISHKEK

ELECTRONIC MEDIA
NTRK (National Television and Radio Broadcast Corporation)
The news items on television and radio featuring the candidates contain the following: K. Bakiev - 203 sec. (89 %), M. Eshimkanov - 24 sec. (11 %).
Total: 227 sec. on 2 candidates.
News airtime on television and radio covering the subjects involved in elections: from the voters - 11,674 sec. (22.8 %), from the CEC - 11,180 sec. (21.9 %), from the Government - 4812 sec. (9.4 %), from the media - 6695 sec. (13.1 %), from diplomatic missions - 8430 sec. (16.5 %), from NGOs - 3141 sec. (6.1 %), from the power structures - 225 sec. (0.4 %), from political parties and movements - 1484 sec. (2.9 %), from the Parliament - 179 sec. (0.4 %), from the Ombudsman - 257 sec. (0.5 %), information about Vechernij Bishkek newspaper - 123 sec. (0.2 %), information about the KR President A. Akaev - 2928 sec. (5.7 %), of which 1310 seconds were recordings of his statements.
Total: 51,128 seconds of television and radio airtime.
Tone of statements. Negative tone: K. Bakiev.
Advertisement airtime of the candidates on television and radio: R. Mamyrov - 180 sec. (82 %), M. Orozbaev - 24 sec. (11 %), V. Lyan - 16 sec. (7 %).
Total: 220 seconds on 3 candidates.
Public service announcements: 150 seconds.
KOORT (Kyrgyz Public Educational Radio and Television)
The news programs featured the following candidate: B. Akaeva - 533 sec.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 1708 sec. (20.6 %), from diplomatic missions - 2492 sec. (30.1 %), from NGOs - 474 sec. (5.7 %), from political parties and movements - 204 sec. (2.5 %), from the opposition - 937 sec. (11.3 %), from the media - 166 sec. (2.0 %), from the CEC - 775 sec. (9.4 %), from the Parliament - 983 sec. (11.9 %), from the Government - 141 sec. (1.7 %), information about the KR President A. Akaev - 394 sec. (4.8 %), of which 82 seconds were recordings of his statements.
Total: 8274 seconds of airtime.
Tone of statements on the candidate: positive.
Advertisement airtime of the candidates: none.
Advertisements of the following newspapers were featured: Vechernij Bishkek - 1798 sec. (77 %), Bishkek Times - 96 sec. (23 %). Total: 425 seconds on 2 newspapers.
PIRAMIDA (television and radio company)
The news programs on television and radio did not feature the candidates.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 1038 sec. (29 %), from diplomatic missions - 740 sec. (20 %), from NGOs - 71 sec. (2 %), from the Government - 210 sec. (6 %), from the CEC - 632 sec. (17 %), from the KR President - 919 sec. (25 %), of which 230 seconds were recordings of his statements.
Total: 3610 seconds.


NBT (Independent Bishkek Television)
The news programs did not feature the candidates.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 675 sec. (43 %), from diplomatic missions - 263 sec. (16 %), from NGOs - 456 sec. (28 %), from the media - 121 sec. (8 %), from the opposition - 59 sec. (4 %), from the power structures - 13 sec. (0.5 %), from the Government - 13 sec. (0.5 %).
Total: 1600 seconds.

Azattyk Radio (Kyrgyz service of Radio Liberty)
(rebroadcast by Almaz Radio)
The news items mentioned the following candidates: K. Bakiev - 1292 sec. (56 %), I. Kadyrbekov - 700 sec.
(30 %), J. Eshenkulov - 132 sec. (6 %), D. Sadyrbaev - 131 sec. (6 %), E. Baisalov - 30 sec. (1 %), J. Jeenbekov - 25 sec. (1 %).
Total: 2310 seconds on 6 candidates.
News airtime featuring the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 15024 sec. (50 %), from diplomatic missions - 3882 sec. (13 %), from the KR President - 1707 sec. (6 %), from the Government - 645 sec. (2 %), from political parties and movements - 3151 sec. (10 %), from NGOs - 2038 sec. (7 %), from the CEC - 1334 sec. (4 %), from the power structures - 186 sec. (0.5%), from the media - 959 sec. (3 %), from the Ombudsman - 113 sec. (0.5 %), from the opposition - 1125 sec. (8 %).
Total: 30,164 seconds.
Tone of statements. Negative tone: K. Bakiev, I. Kadyrbekov, D. Sadyrbaev, J. Eshenkulov.


Note on the Electronic Media section:
On 4 March 2005 the National Forum of Kyrgyzstan's Manufacturers was held in Bishkek. The President of Kyrgyzstan A. Akaev participated in the Forum. The state radio and television covered this event. Article 30, Paragraph 2 of Kyrgyzstan's Election Code prohibits conducting events of public or state significance during the election campaign
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PRINT MEDIA
Vechernij Bishkek (daily newspaper)
News items on the candidates contain the following: K. Bakiev - 50 lines (47 %), B. Akaeva - 45 lines (42 %), O. Bezborodova - 7 lines (6 %), Sh. Sadybakasova - 5 lines (5 %).
Total: 107 lines on 4 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 1258 lines (51 %), from the CEC - 107 lines (4 %), from the power structures - 139 lines (6 %), from political parties and movements - 80 lines (3 %), from diplomatic missions - 594 lines (24 %), from the KR President - 300 lines (12 %).
Total: 2478 lines.
Tone of the published items: negative tone on K. Bakiev, positive tone on all other candidates.
Advertisement items from the candidates: none.
MSN (private newspaper)
News items on the candidates mention: B. Akaeva - 259 lines (32 %), D. Sadyrbaev - 238 lines (30 %), K. Bakiev - 146 lines (18 %), B. Maripov - 58 lines (7 %), O. Bezborodova, K. Karabekov, Sh. Sadybakasova - 21 lines each (3 %), J. Eshenkulov, I. Kadyrbekov, K. Samakov - 10 lines each (1.5 %), K. Isaev, T. Kereksizov, A. Madumarov, I. Masaliev, O. Tekebaev - 2 lines each (0.2 %).
Total: 804 lines on 15 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 152 lines (6 %), from the CEC - 278 lines (11 %), from the power structures - 85 lines (3 %), from the media - 615 lines (23 %), from NGOs - 500 lines (19 %), from diplomatic missions - 728 lines (28 %), from Alga, Kyrgyzstan political party - 258 lines (9.5 %), from the KR President - 12 lines (0.5 %).
Total: 2628 lines.
Tone of the published items. The following candidates were mentioned in a negative tone: B. Akaeva, O. Bezborodova, K. Samakov, J. Eshenkulov. The remaining candidates were mentioned in a neutral tone.
An advertisement item featuring the candidate: Sh. Sadybakasova - 24 lines.
GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPERS
(Slovo Kyrgyzstana, Kyrgyz Tuusu, Erkintoo)
News items on the candidates contain the following: K. Bakiev - 145 lines (43 %), K. Karabekov, B. Maripov, Sadyr Japarov - 40 lines each (12 %), D. Sadyrbaev - 34 lines (10 %), Sh. Sadybakasova, V. Lyan, O. Bezborodova, K. Joldoshbaev, B. Akaeva - 7 lines each (2 %), I. Kadyrbekov, O. Tekebaev - 2 lines each (0.5 %).
Total: 341 lines on 12 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: from the Government - 450 lines (10 %), from the CEC - 340 lines (7 %), from the voters - 2106 lines (47 %), from the media - 100 lines (2 %), from diplomatic missions - 845 lines (18 %), from the KR President - 300 lines (6 %), on MSN newspaper - 450 lines (10 %).
Total: 4591 lines.
Tone of the items on the candidates. Negative tone: K. Bakiev, Sadyr Japarov, I. Kadyrbekov, K. Karabekov, V. Lyan, B. Maripov, D. Sadyrbaev, O. Tekebaev. Positive tone: B. Akaeva, O. Bezborodova, Sh. Sadybakasova.
Advertisement items from the candidates: none.
PRIVATE NEWSPAPERS (15 publications)
The news items on the candidates contain the following: Sh. Sadybakasova - 441 lines (27 %), K. Bakiev - 194 lines (12 %), T. Akmatbaev - 150 lines (9 %), M. Eshimkanov - 140 lines - (8 %), K. Joldoshbaev - 74 lines (5 %), A. Madumarov - 61 lines (4 %), B. Akaeva - 56 lines (3 %), I. Kadyrbekov - 55 lines (3 %). The remaining 24 candidates - less than 30 lines (1.5 %).
Total: 1635 lines on 32 candidates.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 5080 lines (47 %),
from political parties and movements - 49 lines (0.5 %), from NGOs - 800 lines (7.5 %), from the CEC - 1235 lines (11 %), from the media - 2060 lines (20 %), from diplomatic missions - 850 lines (8 %), from the KR President - 606 lines (6 %).
Total: 10,680 lines.
Tone of the items on the candidates. Negative tone: K. Bakiev, O. Bezborodova, Sh. Sadybakasova. The remaining candidates were mentioned in a neutral tone.
Advertisement items on the candidates: R. Jeenbekov - 530 lines (25 %), B. Maripov - 550 lines (26 %), T. Sarpashev, M. Eshimkanov - 300 lines each (14 %), K. Bakiev - 120 lines (6 %), T. Madiyarov - 100 lines (5 %), B. Akaeva - 50 lines (2 %).
Total: 2100 lines on 8 candidates.
Special issue of a newspaper for advertisement purposes:
Sadyr Japarov - Rukh KG newspaper (special issue of 03 March 2005, 4 pages, 12,000 copies).


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

News items on the candidates mention: B. Akaeva - 180 lines.
Information on the subjects involved in the elections: from the voters - 1920 lines (42 %), from NGOs - 60 lines (1.5 %), from the Parliament - 20 lines (0.5 %), from the media - 90 lines (2%), from the CEC - 1295 lines
(29 %), from diplomatic missions - 660 lines (14 %), from the KR President - 520 lines (11 %).
Total: 4565 lines.
The tone of the item on the candidate: positive.
Advertisement items on the candidates: none.


Notes on the Print Media section:

The editor of Tribuna newspaper (v. issue of 03 March 2005), Y. Omurzakov, published an item based on documentary evidence stating that a citizen of Uzbekistan, Abdumitalip Khakimov, has been elected deputy of Kyrgyzstan's Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) during the first ballot. The Constitution of Kyrgyzstan does not allow foreign citizens to be elected to Jogorku Kenesh.
Jany Kylym newspaper (of 03 March 2005) published a survey that mentions the names of 19 candidates who had advanced to the second round. Article 31, Paragraph 3 of Kyrgyzstan's Election Code states that publication of surveys in the media is prohibited starting with the moment of the candidates' registration.
On 4 March 2005 the National Forum of Kyrgyzstan's Manufacturers was held in Bishkek with the KR President A. Akaev participating. Government newspapers covered this event. Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Election Code prohibits events of public or state significance during the election campaign.