Kyrgyzstan: Opposition claims to form government after attack on government buildings

 
Kyrgyzstan's opposition has accused two Establishment parties of rigging the election, demanding the annulment of the results and seizing government buildings during protests to take over the country.

According to Reuters, the president of Kyrgyzstan, a major Central Asian country, Zoroastrian President Zhenbekov, said the country was facing attempts to seize power.

Kyrgyzstan is also under the influence of world powers, with Russia's airbase and Canada's largest gold mine.

President Zoroastrian President Jane Bekov instructed security forces not to fire on protesters.

The government quoted protesters as saying that one civilian had been killed and 590 injured in the violent protests, while government officials said re-elections would be held, but it was not clear who would be subordinate.

Vehicles were set on fire in the capital, Bishkek, during the post-election protests, and protesters stormed a government building known as the White House.

A minor fire broke out in the building but was brought under control with the timely efforts of the emergency department while government papers, furniture and other items were thrown out from inside the building.

Russia's closest ally, Kyrgyzstan, shares a border with China and has a history of intense political tensions, with protests overthrowing the governments of two presidents over the past 15 years.

Kyrgyzstan has also been a platform for global competition between Moscow, Washington and Beijing.

Regarding the protest, the opposition said that a liaison council has been formed and discussions are underway for an interim government.

The opposition council said "the parties that participated in the elections will be given the responsibility to restore law and order."

The united opposition has also released former President Almazbek Atambayev, who was jailed on corruption charges, but his role has not been discussed, while the current president has given no immediate sign of leaving the government.

The cabinet meeting was not held at the White House but was held in another building, after which it was said that it would continue its work, but Prime Minister Kabat Bek Bornov did not appear in public after the protests began.

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission says election results have been canceled, meaning the country will hold new elections soon.

Parliament said an emergency meeting would be convened tomorrow if the quorum was not met, while several opposition leaders called for the formation of an interim cabinet to legalize the transfer of power.

Parliament Speaker Dastan Juma Bakov resigned after protesting against the election results and vandalizing a government building.

Violent protests in Kyrgyzstan erupted yesterday when police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters demanding the annulment of the election results.

Western observers say most of the seats in the election have been given to two Establishment parties with close ties to the former Soviet Union and Russia, who have been accused of buying votes.

One winning party is President Jan Bekov.

According to the report, the protesters stormed the White House, which houses the presidency, and then seized several other government buildings, including the mayor's office.

The demonstrators appointed a self-proclaimed head of national security, acting prosecutor general and commander of Bishkek, but it is unclear how much power they have.

Opposition groups called for the release of several former presidents, including former Prime Minister Sipar Isakov and former Chief of Staff Farid Niyazov.

According to local media, governors of several provinces have also resigned.

On the other hand, supporters of incumbent President John Bakov gathered in the northern city of Osh, where his brother Iselbek Janbakov demanded unity.