Japarov denies his regional trips are a pre-election campaign

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has rejected claims that his trips to the regions are an unofficial pre-election campaign. In an interview with Super.kg, he said that by law an elected president continues to carry out his duties during elections so that the state system does not stop working.

Japarov asked people not to confuse his current status with 2021, when he stepped down as acting president while serving as prime minister.

He said the planned regional trips will end in November. At meetings, he does not call on people to vote for him; instead, he listens to citizens' problems and checks the work of the authorities. He also guaranteed honest elections on 27 January 2027 and a full refusal to use administrative resources.