Kyrgyz political conflict will shape 2020 election
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Significance
Kyrgyz politics has entered a volatile phase as the 18-month-old conflict between the current and last presidents is in full flow with mutual accusations of corruption and authoritarianism and Atambayev-era officials arrested and prosecuted.
Impacts
- A new immunity law harms the democratic process by making it risky for any future president to leave office.
- Russia will remain silent: it has few stakes in the conflict since Jeenbekov is continuing Atambayev's pro-Moscow line.
- Beijing will watch for signs of politicians stirring anti-Chinese sentiment to score points domestically.
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