GOVERNMENT
The 1993 constitution defines the form of government as a democratic republic. The executive branch includes a president and prime minister. The judicial branch comprises a Supreme Court, a Constitutional Court, local courts, and a Procurator-General. The legislative branch is composed of a 90-member unicameral parliament.
President Bakiyev made constitutional reform a key element of his campaign in 2005, and the November 2006 protests stemmed in part from members of parliament's demands for action on that reform. Following parliamentary elections in December 2007, President Bakiyev announced that political reform was complete and that the new government would focus on economic growth and privatization.
Principal
Government Officials
President--Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Prime Minister--Igor Chudinov
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Ednan Karabayev
Ambassador to the U.S.--Zamira Sydykova
The
Kyrgyz Embassy
is located at 1732 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007-tel.:
(202) 338-5141; fax: (202) 338-5139.
Type: Republic.
Independence: August 31, 1991 (from the Soviet
Union).
Constitution: May 5, 1993.
Branches: Executive--president, prime minister.
Legislative--parliament. Judicial--Supreme Court, Constitutional
Court, local courts, Procurator-General.
Administrative subdivisions: Seven oblasts and
the municipality of Bishkek.
Political parties and leaders: Following the
rapid fall of President Akayev and his government after February
and March 2005 parliamentary elections, opposition leaders established
the ”Coordination Council of the People’s Unity” Bloc, through which they named an interim government (See Government
and Political Conditions). The Coordination Council is chaired
by Kurmanbek Bakiev and consists of the following members: Ishengul
Boljurova, Rosa Otunbaeva, Daniyar Usenov, Azimbek Beknazarov,
Akhilbek Japarov, Topchubek, Turgunaliev, Ishenbai Moldotoashev,
Viktor Chernomorets, and Jypar Jeksheev.
