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Things are not going swimmingly in the Central Asian, former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan.,
These guys with their clannish obsessions and penchant for locking each other up over corruption charges keep forgetting that their neighbor Russia has a guy in charge who is focused only on its own national interests including not having chaotic situations prevail in the neighborhood,
Kyrgyz president strengthens hold on power as new PM named
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov strengthened his grip on power on Saturday, reshuffling top security officials as his principal opponent, ex-president Almazbek Atambayev, was detained again just days after leaving prison.
www.reuters.com
Kyrgyzstan, which hosts a Russian military airbase and serves as a hub for trade with neighbouring China, has been gripped by unrest since Oct. 4, the date of a contested election that was subsequently annulled.
Lawmakers voted in the only candidate for premier, 51-year-old Sadyr Zhaparov, who some opposition factions accused of being in league with Jeenbekov, [who] ...ordered troops to deploy and re-establish order amid flare-ups of violence... military checkpoints were put up overnight around the capital Bishkek... personnel carriers were spotted in the city. He fired top security council officials who had either supported his opponents or failed to intervene when the opposition said on Tuesday it was seizing power..
Before parliament voted on Zhaparov’s candidacy, speaker Myktybek Abdyldayev resigned, meaning Zhaparov would also assume presidential powers if Jeenbekov resigned.
Zhaparov’s supporters had clashed on Friday with followers of a few other parties which nominated their own candidate for PM, Omurbek Babanov. Kyrgyzstan’s opposition is divided between 11 parties that represent clan interests. The country has seen two presidents toppled by popular revolts since 2005.
These guys with their clannish obsessions and penchant for locking each other up over corruption charges keep forgetting that their neighbor Russia has a guy in charge who is focused only on its own national interests including not having chaotic situations prevail in the neighborhood,