Ata-Zhurt
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Ata-Zhurt or Ata-Jurt ( ; ) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Its political base is in the south of the country, but the party is headquartered in its capital Bishkek. In 2014, it merged with the Respublika party to create Respublika–Ata Zhurt, but the two parties ended up splitting again four months before the parliamentary elections of 2020, in which Ata-Zhurt instead formed a joint list with Mekenim Kyrgyzstan. After the results of that vote were annulled, Ata-Zhurt contested the 2021 elections independently and came in first with 19% of the vote. The party is led by Kamchybek Tashiyev, a
Key facts
- Political party.name
- Fatherland
- Political party.native_name
- Ата-журт
- Political party.logo
- Ata-Zhurt party logo.png
- Political party.colorcode
- 3173C9
- Political party.leader
- Akhmatbek Keldibekov
- Political party.founder
- Kamchybek Tashiev
- Political party.foundation
- 14 November 2006
- Political party.position
- Right-wing
- Political party.headquarters
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Political party.website
- www.atajurt.kg
- Political party.country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Political party.seats1_title
- Supreme Council
- Political party.national
- Ak Jol (2007–2010)Respublika–Ata Zhurt (2014–2017)
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Ata-Zhurt or Ata-Jurt ( ; ) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Its political base is in the south of the country, but the party is headquartered in its capital Bishkek. In 2014, it merged with the Respublika party to create Respublika–Ata Zhurt, but the two parties ended up splitting again four months before the parliamentary elections of 2020, in which Ata-Zhurt instead formed a joint list with Mekenim Kyrgyzstan. After the results of that vote were annulled, Ata-Zhurt contested the 2021 elections independently and came in first with 19% of the vote. The party is led by Kamchybek Tashiyev, and has previously supported the ousted former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
==2010 parliamentary elections== In the Kyrgyzstani parliamentary election, 2010, the party said it would seek to restore Bakiyev to power, and claimed it was more popular than the interim government. The party also suggested it would roll back the 2010 referendum and restore the presidency to its former state.
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