A/HRC/17/41 with no major disturbances, aimed at guarding against the authoritarian system of the past and at the establishment of the first parliamentary government in Central Asia. 14. The international community praised Kyrgyzstan for the organization of parliamentary elections on 10 October 2010, in which about 1 million of the near 2.8 million registered voters participated, and which was marked by an unprecedented degree of transparency and openness. On 1 November 2010, the Central Election Commission announced that the five major parties had obtained the required threshold. On 17 December 2010, after much inter-party consultation, Omurbek Babanov, leader of the Respublika Party, announced a coalition between Respublika, the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan and the Ata-Jurt party. The Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) approved the structure and composition of the new Government, comprising 18 ministries and three State committees. 15. Presidential elections will take place in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to the decree whereby the current President, Roza Otunbaeva, was appointed, she is not allowed to run for office when her term expires in December 2011. III. A. 1. Human rights activities and technical assistance by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Technical assistance and capacity-building to national counterparts The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office for Central Asia 16. Since its establishment in 2008, ROCA has regularly provided the Kyrgyz authorities, at both the national and local level, with technical advice and recommendations on how to address specific human rights concerns. 17. After assisting the Government in the preparation of the universal periodic review, which took place in May 2010, ROCA contributed to the dissemination of the outcome document and facilitated follow-up activities, including consultations with Government officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international organizations. On 6 September 2010, ROCA held a working meeting with the State authorities and NGOs on the preparation of a national action plan on the implementation of the recommendations of the universal periodic review related to development, security, rule of law and human rights. Follow-up meetings will be organized throughout 2011. 18. In addition to providing support and expert comments during the drafting of the new Constitution in May 2010, ROCA supported a local partner in elaborating alternative draft laws on freedom of assembly and freedom of religion as well as draft amendments to the criminal code and the criminal procedure code, and supported the implementation of the concluding observations of United Nations treaty bodies. 19. Between July and December 2010, ROCA supported four training sessions for civil society representatives and defence lawyers, on a wide array of human rights themes focused on increasing the knowledge of participants in the following areas: communications strategies, personal safety and security, and human rights monitoring and reporting, including trial monitoring. These training sessions were organized in cooperation with national, regional and international organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, and local and international civil society partners. 5