However, the Council does not have all the political forces involved, and the situation in the capital Bishkek is difficult to assess.

On Wednesday morning, reports come from Russian Tass that unidentified people have stormed the mining company Kumtor's office in the city.

Kumtor's gold mining operations account for about one tenth of the country's GDP.

Drama after the election

The dramatic development comes after the election on Sunday.

The favorable figures for President Sooronbaj Jeenbekov, which were reported, provoked violent protests, which led to the Electoral Commission backing down and annulling the result.

The opposition politician was forced to flee

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov resigned, according to Russian state news agency Ria, and opposition politician Sadyr Zhaparov is said to have been elected new prime minister.

According to the Kyrgyz news agency Akipress, however, Zyaparov was forced to flee the building where the parliament convened shortly afterwards, after an angry crowd armed with sticks and stones entered.

President Jeenbekov describes the protests as a coup attempt.