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Kyrgyzstan politics

Early Notice: Kyrgyz President Japarov Will Seek Second Term

Early Notice: Kyrgyz President Japarov Will Seek Second Term

By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyzstan’s next presidential election isn’t due until 2027, but Central Asia doesn’t always stick to schedule – making early chatter about a second term interesting. 

Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations

Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations

By Nigel Li
After a December 1 meeting in Tajikistan, security officials on both sides are proclaiming success and promising progress.
Voices of Doubt: Unraveling the Ambiguities Surrounding Kolbaev’s Killing

Voices of Doubt: Unraveling the Ambiguities Surrounding Kolbaev’s Killing

By Aksana Ismailbekova
The Kyrgyz public’s doubts and questions about the Kolbaev killing are the expression of what they cannot see for lack of a transparent legal system amid the state’s apparent fight against criminality. 

Kyrgyzstan Undermines Constitutional Court With New Avenues to Revise Decisions

Kyrgyzstan Undermines Constitutional Court With New Avenues to Revise Decisions

By Colleen Wood
Two years after re-instituting the Constitutional Court, Japarov has approved a law that opens its decisions to presidential interference.

Kyrgyz Kingpin Kolbaev Killed in Bishkek Pub by Security Services

Kyrgyz Kingpin Kolbaev Killed in Bishkek Pub by Security Services

By Catherine Putz
Kolbaev’s death was a sudden end to a long, infamous, career of escaping the law both internationally and within Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan, Kusturizatsia, and Corruption 

Kyrgyzstan, Kusturizatsia, and Corruption 

By Aksana Ismailbekova
Kusturizatsia means, literally, “vomiting.” Under the practice, corrupt individuals can repay a fraction of stolen proceeds to the state and then go about their business. Who knows where the money goes?

Atambayev Allies Courting Diplomatic Relationships

Atambayev Allies Courting Diplomatic Relationships

By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s Social Democrats have limited influence on domestic politics. What to make of their sustained push for international partnerships?
Kyrgyzstan Opens the Door to Matronymics Amid Pushback – and a Power Grab?

Kyrgyzstan Opens the Door to Matronymics Amid Pushback – and a Power Grab?

By Colleen Wood
Some worry that the push for matronymics, the use of a second name derived from a person’s mother rather than their father, has enabled a concentration of presidential power.

Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie

Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie

By Catherine Putz
The Diplomat’s Managing Editor Catherine Putz had a recent conversation with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Lesslie Viguerie about the state of relations.

Kyrgyz MPs Resurrect Bid to Brand NGOs ‘Foreign’ Agents

Kyrgyz MPs Resurrect Bid to Brand NGOs ‘Foreign’ Agents

By Catherine Putz
The new attempt uses the phrase "foreign representative" but the implications are the same for Kyrgyzstan's largely foreign-funded NGOs.

Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Madumarov Again Under Pressure

Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Madumarov Again Under Pressure

By Catherine Putz
For the second time in just over a year, Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutor general has sought to strip opposition politician Adakhan Madumarov’s immunity so he can be prosecuted. 
New Wave Authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan

New Wave Authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan

By Haley Zehrung
Sadyr Japarov represents a shift from old-school authoritarianism to new-wave methods of consolidating illiberal, autocratic power under the guise of popular support.

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