Ak Jol

Not to be confused with Aq Jol, a political party in Kazakhstan.

The Ak Jol People's Party (Kyrgyz: Ак Жол элдик партиясы), also simply Ak Jol (Ак Жол, IPA: [ɑq t͡ɕoɫ]), is a political party in Kyrgyzstan, founded by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on 15 October 2007 to contest the parliamentary election that was held in December 2007.^[12]

Bright Path People's Party Ак Жол элдик партиясы
Leader	Igor Chudinov
Founder	Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Founded	15 October 2007 (2007-10-15)
Dissolved	15 April 2010 (2010-04-15)
Preceded by	People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan
Headquarters	Toktogul 175, Bishkek
Ideology	Kyrgyz nationalism[1][2][3] National conservatism Communitarianism[4] Pro-welfare state[5] Pro-free markets[6] Authoritarianism[7][8][9] Illiberalism[10] Crony capitalism (accused)[11]
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	White   Red
Website
akjolnarod.kg
Politics of Kyrgyzstan Political parties Elections

It gained 71 of the 90 seats in the 2007 elections and was one of the three parties to enter into the parliament,^{[citation needed]} obtaining most of its support from the south of the country.^[13] However, following the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010, snap elections were called, and the party lost all of its seats. It did not re-enter parliament thereafter, and it is defunct.

Election results

Jogorku Kenesh

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2007	Igor Chudinov	1,245,331	61.73 (#1)	71 / 90		Supermajority

Presidential

Election	Candidate	First round		Second round		Result
		Votes	%	Votes	%
2009	Kurmanbek Bakiyev	1,779,417	77.44			Won