Kyrgyzstan News News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Aijan Sharshenova on the Japarov-Tashiev Political Divorce in Kyrgyzstan
For five years, Kyrgyzstan’s government has been led by the “two friends,” with President Sadyr Japarov and head of the State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev viewed as a tandem, a ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Kyrgyz leader consolidates power in rocky Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov has spent months sidelining opponents, removing his key ally and cementing his grip on power in the ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Kyrgyz parliamentary elections feature lots of competition, little choice
Voters have no shortage of candidates to pick from in Kyrgyzstan’s snap parliamentary elections on November 30. Just over 460 candidates are running for the 90-seat Jogorku Kenesh in 30 three-member ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Kyrgyzstan: Surprise sacking of president’s right-hand man undoes delicate political balance
For the past five-plus years, they had been known as the “two friends” who ran Kyrgyzstan. Then, on February 10, they were friends no more. With ruthless efficiency, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Kyrgyz Authorities Arrest Alleged Protest Plotters Ahead of Election
Campaigning for Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming election has been tepid, at best. Excitement regarding the polls, scheduled a year early after the parliament voted to dissolve itself in September, has been all ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Kyrgyzstan president fires ministers, consolidates power ahead of election
Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov fired three ministers Monday seen as close to the dismissed former head of his security services, as he clears the political decks ahead of elections. Once seen as ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Emergency Opens the Door to Russian Nuclear Influence
Kyrgyzstan’s structural electricity shortages and hydropower overreliance have made nuclear energy an attractive, though politically sensitive, option. An SMR could stabilize winter baseload supply ...
News Kyrgyzstan » Politics: Russian foreign minister to pay two-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan
During the visit, Lavrov is scheduled to meet with President Sadyr Japarov and Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev to discuss cooperation in politics, trade, economy ...