The protesters in Kyrgyzstan took control of the government, parliament and state security headquarters, and demanded the president to step down, while the prime minister resigned to be succeeded by a jailed politician who was liberated by the protesters.
Sources said that the opposition took control of the government, parliament and state security headquarters today, Tuesday, and demanded that former MP Sadir Jabbarov be appointed to head the government, a day after his release from prison.
Parliament announced that Prime Minister Kubat Bey Borunov - who is close to the current president - has resigned, adding, "Sadir Gabbarov was elected prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic. The decision was taken during an emergency meeting" held in a hotel due to the protesters' takeover of the parliament.
According to Interfax, the Kyrgyz Supreme Court acquitted the new Kyrgyz Prime Minister.
The protesters called on President Surunbai Jinbekov to voluntarily step down from his post, but the president said that there was an attempted coup in his country, and ordered the security forces not to open fire in the face of the protesters under any circumstances.
Kyrgyz media reported that President Genbekov declared his readiness to conduct negotiations with the opposition, despite his accusation that it sought not only to nullify the election results, but also to destabilize the situation.
Protesters surround the presidential palace (Anatolia)
United Nations
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on all parties to engage in dialogue to resolve the crisis of the parliamentary election results.
Guterres expressed - in a press conference held by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric - the readiness of the United Nations to support all efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the current situation, while expressing his regret for the loss of life.
Protesters who rejected the results of the parliamentary elections on Sunday managed to release former President Almaz Bey Atambayev, who was in a cell in the capital, Bishkek, as he had been serving a prison sentence since last January for an 11-year term on charges of corruption.
Today, the Central Elections Commission canceled the results of the last elections, according to a member of the commission.
And local media reports indicated that a number of provincial governors submitted their resignations, and that popular rallies were launched today in a number of provincial centers against the government, while Jinbekov supporters rallied in the southern city of Osh, where his brother Asil Bey Genbekov called for unity and order.