Kyrgyzstan politics

Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov is providing much of the same old authoritarianism in new populist clothes.

It’s hard not to link the drug charges against Bolot Temirov and Bolot Nazarov to their activities irritating certain authority figures.

What’s next for Kyrgyz politics now that Sadyr Japarov has the government he wanted?

Tekebayev and other opposition politicians have been agitating against the November 28 election results.

With final results still pending, one thing is clear: Kyrgyzstanis are tired of elections.

A discussion with Dr. Asel Doolotkeldieva.

Despite the swell of Japarov loyalists running for parliament, it remains difficult to predict the election’s outcome.

Addressing the problems Kyrgyz citizens name as their biggest concerns is arguably the only way to sustain trust.

It’s been a year since Kyrgyzstan erupted in post-election protests and precipitated the fall of yet another government in Bishkek.

Kyrgyzstan will finally hold parliamentary elections in late November, more than a year after a botched election spun the country into political turmoil.

The Interior Ministry justified the wiretaps as part of investigations into the October 2020 unrest.