Zaparov is the new prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, and the political situation in Kyrgyzstan stabilizes
[Global Times reporter Zhou Hanbo Liuzhi] The Kyrgyz parliament held a meeting on the 10th to approve the appointment of former member of the Diet Zaparov as prime minister.
The Kyrgyz Capital Garrison Command announced on the 11th that the current situation in Bishkek is stable.
After several days of turmoil, Kyrgyzstan’s political arena seems to see hope of restoring calm.
However, some Russian experts believe that the current situation in Kyrgyzstan is still "explosive."
According to reports from Kyrgyzstan’s Kabar News Agency and other media on the 11th, the Kyrgyz parliament held a special meeting on the 10th to approve the government’s composition and policy agenda.
Zaparov promised at the meeting that he would not prosecute his political opponents and said that President Reenbekov may resign within two to three days.
Regarding the structure and composition of the government, Zaparov said that "to maintain this for the time being, we will definitely change it in the future."
He emphasized the necessity of observing the law and re-holding parliamentary elections, and said that constitutional reform must be carried out with the participation of all domestic political forces.
At the meeting on the 10th, Abduldayev, who was approved as the speaker of the parliament on the 6th, announced his resignation from this post.
Kyrgyzstan’s deputy speaker Bakirov stated that if the president resigns, according to the Constitution, his duties should be performed by the speaker, but since the speaker also resigned, the duties of the president will be performed by the prime minister.
In addition to straightening out the government structure, the Kyrgyz government is also strictly preventing riots. The capital Bishkek has implemented a state of emergency from the 10th.
RIA Novosti reported on the 11th that the representative of the Kyrgyz Capital Garrison Command stated that Bishkek is controlled by law enforcement and military personnel and no serious crimes occurred on the 10th.
According to the Russian "Viewpoint" report, the Kyrgyz National Security Council and the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested former President Atambayev again on suspicion of organizing large-scale riots on the 10th.
An official of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs said on the 10th that the protest crowd in the central square of Bishkek had dispersed on the evening of the 9th.
Kyrgyz political scholar Saliev believes that the current situation in the country is gradually stabilizing.
The intervention of the army seems to have helped some "revolutionary people" wake up.
Kurtov, a Russian expert on Central Asia, believes that the turbulent situation in Kyrgyzstan will not last long.
However, Semenova, an expert at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that the turmoil in Kyrgyzstan was caused by multiple factors, so the situation may still deteriorate.
According to Russian media reports on the 11th, Zaparov said on the 10th that Russia is Kyrgyzstan’s main strategic partner and this will remain unchanged. Russian political scientist Vaschelman said that, judging from the previous coups in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz government’s policy towards Russia did not change much. On the 11th, the Russian "Free Media" website quoted military observer Shurekin as saying that the recent turbulent situation in the Naka region, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus has some connection, and various Western non-governmental organizations have long been disguised as humanitarian organizations. Actively enter the former Soviet Union countries and look for pro-Western elites to disrupt the local situation.