Kyrgyzstan

  • Jan 14, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kyrgyz election brings new populism but no stability

Sadyr Japarov has gone from prison inmate to elected president in three months, with more powers than his predecessor

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jan 11, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyzstan voters buy into populist Japarov, for now

Sadyr Japarov is set to become president after positioning himself (with little evidence) as an anti-corruption outsider

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jan 8, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyz voters set to weaken hard-won democratic rights

Two votes in Kyrgyzstan are likely to make Sadyr Japarov president with stronger powers after little consultation

Kyrgyzstan
  • Dec 24, 2020
  • 7 min read

Twin Kyrgyz votes will bring less, not more democracy

A carefully crafted system of checks and balances is about to be dismantled in an ostensibly open election

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 23, 2020
  • 2 min read

New Kyrgyz leader moves fast on reshaping elections

A re-run of the flawed October 4 parliamentary election has been postponed from December to next year

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 7 min read

Kyrgyz elite pushed aside by nationalist adversaries

A little-known figure has become prime minister and acting president with the backing of out-of-favour nationalists

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyz premier's presidential claim weakens state

Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov says he is acting president, eleven days after his prison break

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 15, 2020
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyz president’s exit is a coup, not progress

The president has been forced out by a prime minister confirmed in office a day earlier

Kyrgyzstan