Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan’s acting president and prime minister discusses plan moving forward following the country’s political crisis.

Jeenbekov has faced calls to step down from protesters and political opponents amid unrest following...

Zhaparov, a nationalist who wants to share Kyrgyzstan’s gold wealth with public, was freed by...

Sadyr Zhaparov, who was formerly imprisoned on kidnapping charges, appointed following protests.

Sadyr Zhaparov has been named PM by parliament but has not yet been confirmed by President Jeenbekov.

A powerful family backed one of the few parties to succeed in a disputed vote, but the country is now unravelling.

President Jeenbekov’s allies in Parliament elect Sadyr Zhaparov as prime minister as authorities move to impose order.

Protests and a state of emergency in the Central Asian nation’s capital following a disputed parliamentary election.

Opposition politicians targeted as protesters clash in the capital, Bishkek, hours after emergency rule announced.

A disputed parliamentary vote has sparked fresh turmoil in the Central Asian country, triggering mass protests.

Unrest following a disputed parliamentary election has resulted in a power vacuum, and significant challenges remain.

Amid political impasse, Russia describes situation in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, as ‘messy and chaotic’.

After gov’t stepped down, people in the capital Bishkek clash while divisions grow between opposition factions.