The opposition has rejected the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, claiming voter bribery and falsification. After the elections in the capital, Bishkek and elsewhere in the country, widespread protests broke out, leading to clashes with militias.
According to official results, political parties close to President Jenbekov won the election. However, the opposition demanded the annulment of the results, insisting that there had been many irregularities and fraud in the election process.
To prevent the situation from escalating in the country, the Kyrgyz Central Electoral Commission annulled the election results on Tuesday.
Jejbekov said he could resign once a new election date was set and the change in government was approved by his decree and parliamentary decision.
“Once a legitimate executive has been confirmed and we are back on the path to legitimacy, I am ready to leave the post of President of the Kyrgyz Republic,” Jenbekbek said.
It is not yet known whether it will be possible to meet the conditions set by the President.
Several political forces are planning to hold new demonstrations on Friday, and there are growing concerns about possible clashes between supporters of various groups.
Zhenbekov said law enforcement officers must ensure that members of parliament can hold a sitting because the parliament building has been occupied by protesters.
He added that he would like to “legitimize staff changes” after several politicians announced that they had held leading positions in the country.
Opposition candidates have announced that they have taken control of the prosecutor’s office, the National Security Committee and the Ministry of the Interior. The populist politician Sadir Japarov, who has been released from prison by his supporters, has begun to call himself prime minister.
If Dzeenbekov resigned, he would become the third president of Kyrgyzstan to lose his post in the political unrest. President Askars Akayev lost his post in 2005, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev in 2010.
The whereabouts of Dzeenbekov and Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov are unknown to the news agency on Thursday Interfax confirmed Omurbek Suvanaliev, Deputy Chairman of the State National Security Committee.
He noted that the country’s first figures had not appeared in public since the start of the protests. Several of the president’s announcements have been published on the web, but it is not known where they came from.
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