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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Kyrgyzstan
Index
Government: Constitution of 1993 prescribes three
branches; executive strongest and reinforced with special powers assumed
by President Askar Akayev, early 1990s. In election held December 1995,
Akayev reelected by 71.6 percent of vote. Council of Ministers, nominally
administering executive branch, subservient to president. Bicameral
parliament of 105 (upper house 35, convened full-time; lower house 70
members, convening twice yearly) established 1994 at Akayev's request,
elected to five-year terms; parliament has opposed Akayev on some issues.
Judges appointed by president with parliamentary approval. Some local
governments with strong power bases.
Politics: Numerous groups appeared early 1990s but no
organized party system; government has denied registration to some
parties; some neocommunist parties active.
Foreign Relations: Post-Soviet attempts at relations
with wide variety of Western and Asian countries, based on neutrality,
using Akayev's personal diplomacy. Careful cultivation of powerful
neighbors Russia, Kazakstan, and Uzbekistan; border tensions with
Tajikistan. Fast increasing Chinese economic role watched carefully by
government; Western sources of aid endangered by antidemocratic
tendencies.
International Agreements and Memberships: Member of
United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Coopera-tion in Europe
(OSCE), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Islamic Bank, Asian
Development Bank, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Partnership
for Peace, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS).
Data as of March 1996
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