BISHKEK, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Kyrgyz parliament yesterday approved Sadyr Zhaparov as the country’s new prime minister.
The new government’s composition and structure have also been approved at an extraordinary meeting of parliament.
Earlier on Tuesday, parliament nominated Zhaparov as prime minister.
Speaking at the meeting, Zhaparov said that, the structure and composition of the government would not change for now. “We will temporarily leave it this way, in the future, we will definitely change it.”
Earlier at the meeting, Myktybek Abdyldaev, speaker of Kyrgyz parliament, said, he resigned from the post. Abdyldaev was elected on Tuesday, replacing Dastan Dzhumabekov, who resigned on the same day.
Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan last Sunday, with the participation of 16 political parties. Preliminary results showed that four parties crossed the 7-percent threshold to enter parliament.
Some parties, which failed to meet the threshold, organised nationwide protests on Monday, demanding the annulment of the elections and claiming gross violations.
Kyrgyzstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) on Tuesday annulled the results of the elections, after clashes between police and protesters.
The CEC said Friday that it will set a time for the repeat parliamentary elections by Nov 6. However, protests of different political forces are still going on in Bishkek.– NNN-XINHUA
