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It's boiling in the Post Soviet space. Lukashenka has thus far been able to stay in power in Belarus despite long pro- democracy protests. In the Caucasus Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting again. Meanwhile in Central Asia the pro Russian government are caving int to protests that erupted due to widepsread election fraud.
Kyrgyzstan election: Sunday's results annulled after mass protests
International observers have commented that the official results of the Parliamentary elections that would have granted President Jeenbekov's allies a majority were not credible. Protests erupted quickly and the protesters stormed several government buildings, and also the jail that held the former President Almazbek Atambayev and set him free. Kyrgyzstan has a history of voter fraud, authoritarianism but also of popular uprisings taking down governments. The Kyrgyz government has given in for now. But are they only playing for time or not? I guess we'll see.
Kyrgyzstan: 1 dead, hundreds wounded after protesters storm seat of government
Kyrgyzstan election: Sunday's results annulled after mass protests
International observers have commented that the official results of the Parliamentary elections that would have granted President Jeenbekov's allies a majority were not credible. Protests erupted quickly and the protesters stormed several government buildings, and also the jail that held the former President Almazbek Atambayev and set him free. Kyrgyzstan has a history of voter fraud, authoritarianism but also of popular uprisings taking down governments. The Kyrgyz government has given in for now. But are they only playing for time or not? I guess we'll see.
Kyrgyzstan: 1 dead, hundreds wounded after protesters storm seat of government