Can Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament Withstand Intense Government Pressure? – Analysis

By Chris Rickleton

(RFE/RL) — Looming criminal cases, wire-tapping allegations, relatives under pressure.

Breathing space for lawmakers is pretty tight in Kyrgyzstan’s unicameral parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, where the high costs of saying “no” to President Sadyr Japarov and his allies are becoming all too...