Thousands protest in Bishkek as amid political chaos

Several thousand people took to the streets of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on Wednesday to protest against the designation of a candidate for prime minister and parliamentary speaker.

Kyrgystan's Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov resigned following mass protests against the country's parliamentary election results on Sunday, which were later nullified to "prevent tension".

The country's parliament announced an emergency session to discuss the crisis on Tuesday.

Local media reported that lawmakers failed to get a quorum, but a few dozen of them gathered anyway and, with proxy votes from other lawmakers, approved new appointments to some top government posts.

The lawmakers announced the resignation of Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and gave preliminary approval to Sadyr Zhaparov, a former lawmaker released from prison overnight, as his replacement, although it was unclear whether the moves were legal under the constitution.

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