Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov is in Bishkek negotiating with all political forces to bring the situation back into the legal mainstream, his spokeswoman Tolgonay Stamaliyeva told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
"The president is in Bishkek. He is personally conducting talks with political forces. All the forces are aimed at bringing everything back in the legal direction," Stamaliyeva said.
On Monday, mass protests started in Kyrgyzstan against the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 4. After fierce clashes between protesters and law enforcement agencies, protesters seized the country's parliament building, where the presidential administration is also located.
Kubatbek Boronov, Kyrgyzstan's prime minister, resigned. President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, according to his spokesperson, is in Bishkek and 'controls the situation'. He has repeatedly called for dialogue with the opposition, but so far no official negotiations have been held.
Leaders of opposition parties have created a coordinating council for governing the country and nominated opposition leader Sadyr Zhaparov as prime minister. In the evening of October 6, the parliament assembled for an emergency session approved his candidacy. But some oppositionists disagreed with this appointment. They created their coordination council and intend to elect their prime minister. They also demanded the impeachment of president Jeenbekov and the dissolution of parliament of the country.
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