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Kyrgyz opposition leader Kurmanbek
Bakiyev arrives at the central square of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 25.
Bakiyev said that he had been named acting president as well as prime
minister. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Kyrgyz opposition leader Kurmanbek
Bakiyev attends a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 25.
(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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ALMA ATA, March 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Kyrgyz opposition
leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Friday that he had been named acting president
as well as prime minister, reports from Kyrgyz capital Bishkek said.
Bakiyev, who is deputy head of the People's Movement
of Kyrgyzstan, said he was appointed as both acting president and prime minister
by the deputies of the Central Asian country, which shares borders with China,
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
"Parliament today appointed me prime minister and
gave me the functions of president," Bakiyev told crowds of supporters in the
capital Bishkek.
File photo of Kyrgyz President
Askar Akayev |
"I now exercise the duties of prime minister and
president," he said.
The opponents in this small Central Asian country
started gathering after the Feb. 27 parliamentary election, alleging the poll
was flawed. Rallies escalated after the March 13 run-offs, with opposition
taking control of government buildings and airports in some southern regions and
banks looted in demonstration-turned riots.
On Thursday, protesters broke the security line and
stormed into the White House, the seat of the government.
There were confusing reports about the whereabouts of
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev. Enditem
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