Establishment of the Kyrgyz parliament during the period of declared sovereignty

The Democracy and Parliamentarism concepts, which have become the basis of social development in Kyrgyzstan, did not emerge by chance and did not settle in an empty place. Since ancient times, the social structure of the Kyrgyz has been characterized by signs of popular democracy and parliamentarianism. At all times, representative bodies of power played an important role in political life of people. The highest institutions of power, making key decisions, were national kurultais. At crucial moments in history, it was they who made decisions that determined the future of Kyrgyz statehood. Today’s parliamentary democracy has its origins in the people’s kurultais. Through a long and rich history, our ancestors succeeded in preserving and passing down to the next generations the sacred values of freedom.