On 10 October 2020, Acting President Sadyr Japarov at the extraordinary meeting at the state residence with the MP's called for reform in the Kyrgyz Constitution in which he proposed that there would not be a head of government but instead a system of Kurultai.

He emphasised the need for the country to return to a single-mandate voting system and make the Kurultai the most important functioning state body where the President and PM would report to and be dismissed in case of poor performance.

[3] On 22 October, the Supreme Council voted to delay a rerun of the parliamentary elections and instead await for new constitutional reform that was promoted by Japarov.

[4] Japarov received criticism and accusations of attempting to seize power and reestablish an authoritarian regime[5] similar to the presidency of Askar Akayev before he was overthrown in 2005.

"[6] On 17 November 2020, the draft of the new Constitution was made public, with the date of the referendum being on 10 January 2021, the same day as the presidential elections would be held.