Who is prime minister of kyrgyzstan

The president said via social media that he and his new appointment had agreed on efforts to pull their post-Soviet Central Asian economy out of crisis, which has been blamed in part on the coronavirus pandemic. President Japarov vowed that "if he can't deliver, I will take action," and said that "every step he takes is completely under my personal control.

He quickly declared himself in charge and wrangled Kyrgyzstan's mostly spent political rivals into stepping down quietly before scheduling a presidential election and constitutional referendum for January. The vote was criticized by Western observers for Japarov's domination of resources and his decision to hold it alongside the referendum on changing the constitution to increase presidential powers.

The new head of the cabinet, Akylbek Japarov, is a veteran politician who headed a state commission set up under President Japarov to investigate state and private actions at Kumtor.

Kumtor is at the center of a multibillion-dollar battle for control between the Kyrgyz state and Centerra Gold, which has operated the mine alongside a Kyrgyz state entity. President Sooronbay Jeenbekov at first rejected parliament's decision to appoint Mr Japarov, questioning its legitimacy. But on Wednesday the president gave his approval after parliament voted for him a second time.

A disputed parliamentary on 4 October has plunged the country into political turmoil. The unrest began after demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Bishkek and stormed government buildings, demanding a new vote and the resignation of pro-Russian President Jeenbekov. They said the election results had been rigged - claims which international monitors said were "credible" and a cause for "serious concern" - as rival groups clashed for power, with several politicians making bids to become prime minister.

Japarov, 51, had also temporarily assumed the presidency after President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned from his post. Japarov is the 32nd prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, which will celebrate the 29th anniversary of its independence next Aug.

Kyrgyzstan's new government headed by the Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov takes an oath after obtaining a vote of confidence at the general assembly, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 28, Presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan are set for Jan. Most observers of Kyrgyz politics believe that the appointment of a low-ranking politician and convicted criminal to the post has been orchestrated by forces working behind the scenes.

Zhaparov was elected to Parliament in as a supporter of former President Kurmanbek Bakiev, who was overthrown in a revolution in after it became clear that he was involved in mass-scale corruption.

In he was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison for taking a provincial governor in the town of Karakol hostage during a protest against the local Kumtor goldmine project. But before landing behind bars, he fled to Kazakhstan and was only caught at the Kazah-Kyrgyz border in March As people supporting different opposition factions faced off, one person, a year-old man, was killed amid clashes.