"Polls are under way in Kyrgyzstan's snap parliamentary election, in which allies of President Sadyr Japarov are expected to win a resounding victory. Sunday's vote takes place with no formal parties or organised opposition, and it is set to cement Japarov's power. A populist and nationalist, Japarov has since 2020 established firm control of Kyrgyzstan, which was traditionally Central Asia's most democratic country. Victory for his allies would set the stage for a presidential election due in 2027, when Japarov is expected to seek"
"The first 30 years we spent trying to copy, he told the Reuters news agency. We thought that we would adopt a Westminster-style parliamentary system and that we would live like Western countries. But it did not work, and it will not work. Baisalov said the media crackdown, under which independent journalists have been designated extremists, was required to protect Kyrgyzstan from what he said were negative sentiments fanned by foreign social media platforms."
Snap parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan are taking place with allies of President Sadyr Japarov expected to win decisively amid the absence of formal parties or organised opposition. The vote is likely to further consolidate Japarov's power after he tightened control following the 2020 protests. Kyrgyzstan previously experienced repeated upheavals in 2005, 2010 and 2020 and was long considered Central Asia's most democratic country with a free media. Parliament dissolved itself early to trigger the snap vote. Government allies justify media restrictions as protection against foreign social media-driven sentiments.
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