BISHKEK -- Four people whose applications to register as candidates for this month's Kyrgyz presidential election have twice been rejected plan to file another appeal, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
The Central Election Commission (BSK) on October 6 said the four applicants -- Toktaiym Umetalieva, Kalybek Arabaev, Sooronbai Dyikanov, and Ulanbek Soodanbek -- will not be registered for failing to meet the necessary requirements. All four had appealed an earlier decision rejecting their candidacies.
Arabaev told RFE/RL that the four plan to appeal the commission's ruling at Bishkek's Birinchi Mai District Court.
The commission on October 6 also registered four more candidates for the October 30 poll, after initially ruling they did not have enough supporters.
Each presidential hopeful is required to pass a mandatory Kyrgyz-language test, gather the signatures of at least 30,000 voters, and pay a registration fee of some $2,100.
