We will definitely carry out political purge – Zhaparov

Bishkek, Oct. 16, 2020. /Kabar/. We will definitely carry out political purge, Acting President of Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Sadyr Zhaparov told reporters at an extraordinary meeting of the country’s Parliament. Zhaparov added there will be a lot of criteria, but he will provide details later. Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday amid ongoing protests in Bishkek. The protest actions have started in Bishkek after the parliamentary elections, which were held in Kyrgyzstan on Oct. 4. According to preliminary results of the elections, 4 parties crossed the 7 % threshold to enter the parliament out of 16 political parties participated in the polls. The losing parties organized protests, demanding the annulment of the elections. The protests brought to clashes between police and protesters. Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission annulled on Oct. 6 the results of the elections, and now has to set a time for new parliamentary elections by Nov. 6.