Kyrgyz politics

Matraimov, who pleaded guilty to corruption earlier this month and got off with a fine, may face new charges.

Kyrgyzstan’s new president wants to open a “new page in history” with constitutional reform, but what exactly will it look like?

“Our goal is to create a society with a dictatorship of the law, where justice and prosperity reign,” Japarov said in his inaugural remarks

Will Japarov’s economic amnesty allow Matraimov to avoid jail time?

Sadyr Japarov’s rise to power and a return to presidentialism demonstrate the limits of democracy promotion in Kyrgyzstan.

When asked in early December which politicians they trusted, 48 percent of surveyed Kyrgyz said Sadyr Japarov -- 31 percent said they trusted no politicians.

Catherine Putz explains the background to Kyrgyzstan’s October 2020 crisis.

Kyrgyzstan will elect a new parliament this weekend – why is it so hard to forecast the outcome?  

Despite a campaign marked by scandals and upheavals, the outcome of the October 4 election is refreshingly difficult to predict.

Will protests be enough to convince Kyrgyzstan’s president to veto a bill that would restrict freedom of speech online?

Atambayev faces an additional, ongoing trial related to the violence that erupted when the state tried to detain him in August 2019.