Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia September 28, 2020. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/File …
Kyrgyzstan votes amid economic, political turmoil
BISHKEK • Kyrgyzstan voted in a parliamentary election yesterday that will test President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s political capital and his ability to forge new alliances amid the worst economic crisis …
Amid growing economic stranglehold by China, Kyrgyzstan elections set for Oct 4
Kyrgyzstan has strong business ties with China which also happens to be its largest creditor. Chinese debt constitutes 45 per cent of Kyrgyzstan’s total foreign debt which is why analysts believe that …
Kyrgyzstan Goes To Polls As Vote-buying Fears Rise
Surrounded by authoritarian states with rubber-stamp legislatures, elections in mountainous Kyrgyzstan offer a colourful and sometimes unpredictable contrast. Yet with the coronavirus pandemic …
Party splits and ‘Against All’ idea cast shadow over Kyrgyzstan’s election
Kyrgyzstan votes in a parliamentary election on Sunday that will test President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s political capital and his ability to forge new alliances amid the worst economic crisis in two …
Vote-Buying, Russia, And Criminal Finances Take Center Stage As Kyrgyzstan Voters Head To Polls
Voters in Kyrgyzstan are set to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections on October 4 after a campaign highlighted by allegations of vote-buying and a rift over the how much influence Moscow has …
Kyrgyzstan: Dirty tricks come to fore at final election hurdle
Murky operators in Kyrgyzstan are increasingly resorting to homophobic sentiments to undermine anti-government activists …
Kyrgyzstan: A Guide To The Parties Competing In The Parliamentary Elections
Some of the basic facts about the elections and political parties competing in Kyrgyzstan’s October 4 parliamentary elections.
Russian Ally Kyrgyzstan Holds Election on Sunday Amid Wave of Discontent
Kyrgyzstan, Russia’s closest ally in Central Asia, will vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday amid signs of widespread disaffection with the ruling elite. Potential unrest in the impoverished …
COVID and the new debt dynamics of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
For all the concerns in recent years that Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were falling into a Chinese debt trap, through the first half of 2020 Bishkek and Dushanbe had been meeting their commitments to …