Light of Faith (political party)

Light of Faith Ыйман нуру
Leader	Nurzhigit Kadyrbekov
Founder	Rais Alymkulov
Founded	25 April 2012[1]
Registered	27 June 2012[2][3]
Headquarters	Bishkek
Ideology	Islamic democracy[4] Populism Reformism
Political position	Centre-right
Seats in the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan	5 / 90 (2021)
Website
nuru.kg
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Light of Faith (Kyrgyz: Ыйман нуру, romanized: Iyman nuru), officially the Political Party for Justice and Development "Light of Faith" (Kyrgyz: “Ыйман Нуру” Адилетүүлүк жана өнүгүү саясий партиясы; Russian: Политическая партия справедливости и развития «Ыйман Нуру») and sometimes translated as Beam of Conscience or Ray of Faith, is a political party in Kyrgyzstan.[5][6] The party participated in the 2020 parliamentary elections, in which they garnered 66,747 votes (3.1%), which was below the 7% electoral threshold.[7] In the 2021 elections (for which the threshold was reduced to 5%), the party performed better, obtaining a 5.98% stake and five seats.[8]

References

1. "Партия "Ыйман Нуру"". AKIpress (in Russian). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
2. "Политическая партия Справедливости и развития "Ыйман Нуру"". Проект ОФ «Интернет Инновации». 30 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
3. "Cписок политических партий и их руководителей, зарегистрированных по состоянию на 2 января 2020 года". Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic (in Russian). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
4. Kyrgyzstan, Emilbek Dzhuraev (15 July 2021). "Third restart? Kyrgyzstan's latest 'revolution'". Near East Policy Forum. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
5. "Побег лидера партии, кандидаты-перебежчики из "Мекеним Кыргызстан" и десять тысяч стартапов. Рассказываем о партии "Ыйман нуру"". Kloop (in Russian). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
6. Pannier, Bruce (26 September 2020). "Brawls And All, Kyrgyz Parliamentary Campaigning Enters The Home Stretch". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
7. "Информационная избирательная система". newess.shailoo.gov.kg. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
8. "Выборы в Жогорку Кенеш 2021". akipress.org. Retrieved 29 November 2021.