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Kyrgyzstan: The president has resigned, the prime minister who has been released from prison has taken power
For the third time in 15 years, the country's leader was ousted in a popular uprising.
The resigning president Jinbkov said he wanted to avoid bloodshed, and Regular Jafrov, who was convicted of kidnapping, said he was the interim president.
Russia's foreign minister, who has a base in the country, spoke with his new counterpart
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Thursday, 15 October 2020, 18:51
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Video: Protesters break into Kyrgyzstan's office (Photo: Reuters, Edit: Nir Chen)
Kyrgyzstan President Suvoronbai Genevkov announced today (Thursday) that he is resigning due to anti-parliamentary protests.
He is the third leader in Central Asia to be ousted from power in a popular uprising in the past 15 years.
Protesters in the capital Bishkek celebrated after his announcement, and new Prime Minister Sadir Jafrov, whose supporters released him from prison last week, declared himself president.
The rapid transfer of power could put an end to more than a week of riots and chaos in the former Soviet republic, which borders China.
Jafrov, 51, said he was taking power after the resignation of the president and parliament speaker, who was next in line under the constitution. "All the powers of the president were transferred to me today," he said. According to the constitution, new elections are due within three months. "Probe, as interim president, will not be able to attend.
Hours earlier, Genevkov said he was resigning to prevent violence, after protesters threatened to march on his residence. said.
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His conviction was overturned after his release from prison.
Interim President Jafrov, yesterday (Photo: Reuters)
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Photo: Reuters
The country has been in chaos since the parliamentary elections on October 4, in which Genevkov's allies were declared winners.
The opposition claimed forgeries and took control of government buildings until the results were overturned.
Jafrov was jailed for trying to kidnap a politician after during riots that broke out in 2013, and he was smuggled out of prison by his supporters.
A court subsequently overturned his conviction and various factions in parliament elected him as prime minister.
The resigning president announced last week that he plans to retire, but later said he will remain in office until new elections are held.
Jafrov opposed the postponement of the move and pressured him to resign immediately.
"The president can not stand. He is very weak, he has no mental strength," said Dusten Bekeshev, a Member of Parliament who does not support the resigning or interim president.
"It is not clear what will happen, no one can know what will happen," he told Reuters.
"Forced the president to choose between resignation and total war."
The resigning president (Photo: Reuters)
Kyrgyzstan hosts a Russian military base and a large gold mine owned by a Canadian company.
Moscow, which sees the country as part of its sphere of influence, said it would be responsible for ensuring stability.
On the occasion that Russia recognizes the new interim government, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Ruslan Kazkebiev, and promised to help the "legitimate authorities" bring stability.
Kazkabeev was appointed to the post this week by Jafrov.
Felix Kolov, a former prime minister who met with Genevkov before resigning, wrote on Facebook that the president had not told him anything about his intention to resign.
"One thing is clear: some forces - I'm sure sooner or later we'll find out who - have decided to seize power by force and forced the president to choose between resignation and total war," he wrote.
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