Sooronbay Jeenbekov

Kyrgyzstan's security services detain 15 in 'coup plot' ahead of vote

The detained were part of a plan to get "1,000 aggressive young people" to protest the results of Sunday's parliamentary vote, the state committee for national security said.

Kyrgyz voters opt for more presidential powers in referendum

Kyrgyz presidents will now be able to run for office for a second time, reversing the single-term limit imposed on leaders during an overhaul of the basic law in 2010.

Kyrgyzstan's acting president wages war against crime, corruption

Interim Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov, a Kyrgyz nationalist, took temporary control of the presidency after the country's parliament voted to end a state of emergency imposed by its ousted president.

Kyrgyz PM claims presidential powers as Jeenbekov quits

Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov assumes presidential powers after resignation of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Parliament speaker Kanatbek Isayev.

Lawmakers oppose Japarov's election in crisis-prone Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's parliament has elected the populist politician Sadyr Japarov as acting prime minister however the critics say the quorum was not reached the at the time of the vote.

Military called in to quell violent protests in Kyrgyzstan

Violent clashes continue in the volatile Central Asian country known for a notoriously unstable political system.

Kyrgyzstan's President Jeenbekov 'ready to resign'

A disputed parliamentary vote has sparked a fresh crisis in the volatile Central Asian country, triggering protests and unrest that have left at least one dead and hundreds injured.

Why are people in Kyrgyzstan protesting?

Kyrgyzstan democratic experiment is in trouble, its citizens could yet salvage it.

Kyrgyz officer dies after security forces storm ex-president's home

Kyrgyz forces were reported pulling out of a village after an unsuccessful raid to try to arrest the country's ex-president Almazbek Atambayev at his residence in an operation that left one serviceman dead and dozens of people injured.

Kyrgyz prime minister dismissed after losing confidence vote

Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov sacks the government of Sapar Isakov after a surprise no-confidence vote in parliament amid an apparent power struggle.

Sooronbai Jeenbekov wins Kyrgyzstan's presidential election

The former Kyrgyz prime minister will become president after opposition leader Omurbek Babanov conceded defeat after Sunday's poll.

Jeenbekov set to win Kyrgyz presidential election

Initial results placed former Kyrgyz premier Sooronbai Jeenbekov ahead in the presidential poll at 55 percent, while his main opponent oil tycoon Omurbek Babanov lagged behind at 34 percent.