Ar-Namys
Sign in to saveAr-Namys (, meaning Dignity) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan founded on July 9, 1999, by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov. The party quickly became the nation's leading opposition party but was barred from the 2000 parliamentary elections. However, since the party was barred its members formed a bloc with the Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan. With Kulov serving time for criminal charges, the party's members worked over the next few years to both clear his name and establish a broad opposition coalition.
Key facts
- Political party.country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Political party.native_name
- Ар-Намыс
- Political party.name
- Ar-Namys
- Political party.colorcode
- 0203FE
- Political party.logo
- Ar-Namys logo.png
- Political party.leader
- Felix Kulov
- Political party.foundation
- 1999
- Political party.ideology
- Progressive conservatismPresidentialismRussophiliaHistorical:Pro-Kurmanbek Bakiyev
- Political party.headquarters
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Political party.website
- http://www.ar-namys.org/en/
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- Official website
- www.ar-namys.org/en
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- inception
- 1999-07-09
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Ar-Namys (, meaning Dignity) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan founded on July 9, 1999, by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov. The party quickly became the nation's leading opposition party but was barred from the 2000 parliamentary elections. However, since the party was barred its members formed a bloc with the Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan. With Kulov serving time for criminal charges, the party's members worked over the next few years to both clear his name and establish a broad opposition coalition.
In 2001, the party formed the People's Congress of Kyrgyzstan an electoral alliance with three other opposition parties. Kulov was chosen as the chairman. However, in 2004 the party joined the For Fair Elections alliance, in preparation for the February 2005 parliamentary elections.