Former leader's arrest unsettles Kyrgyz democracy

The current president has come out on top as his predecessor goes to jail, but no one is really the winner

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  • Not quite a revolution
  • Atambayev's future
  • A reverse for government, too
  • Another adversary emerges
  • Blow to democracy
  • Limits to Russian influence

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