In April 2010, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted, which brought to power an interim government led by Roza Otunbayeva.

Political developments in 2010 also pleased the US but were an annoyance to Russia, who warned that the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia could be catastrophic for Kyrgyzstan.

[11] Article 77 also requires parties to win 0.5% of the votes of all eligible voters in each oblast of Kyrgyzstan, as well as the cities of Bishkek and Osh.

Though Ata-Zhurt won the plurality of the vote, especially with their southern stronghold, an electoral official said they barely overcame the 0.5% barrier in Bishkek and in Chüy Region.

"[2] A month before the election she threatened to introduce a state of emergency, and as a result postpone voting if parties escalated tensions in the country.

[2] The organisations conducting monitoring were in the first positions among NGO according to Mass Media for the period from August till October.

[20] The "Free generation" Liberal Youth Alliance for the first time joined the supervision organization, and young men became target audience.

[21] On the day of voting in 127 stations of the country, young short-term observers carried out monitoring of electoral rights within the limits of the campaign "Youth for fair elections.

"[25] Protestors attacked the offices of the Ata-Zhurt party, burned campaign leaflets and demanded they be banned from the vote.

Zarylbek Rysaliyev, the interior minister, also claimed to know of about 10 "areas of potential clashes with some hotheads planning to snatch ballot boxes.

[15] An analyst in Kazakhstan also suggested the election would "face its toughest test" if the losers opt to challenge the results in both the courts and the streets.

"[28] US President Barack Obama congratulated Kyrgyzstan for this "historic" election, and said it proved that the Kyrgyz people were "committed to power transfers by peaceful, democratic means."

"An abrupt shift to a parliamentary model can create difficulties...Now some difficult work to form a coalition lies ahead.

"[29] The result was seen as setting the stage for a fractured legislature without much capacity for decision-making, with Ar-Namys likely to play the role of kingmaker.