Top Kyrgyz Court Stops President Potentially Ruling Until 2037

(Zamira Eshanova – RFE/RL) The Constitutional Court in Kyrgyzstan has issued a ruling with implications for an ongoing political power struggle that will suit President Sadyr Japarov — while also throwing an obstacle to any long-term aim he may have to stay in power until 2037. Japarov was elected to a six-year term in January 2021 but then presided over a change in the constitution later that year, which said the head of state would serve a maximum of two five-year terms. Across Central Asia and Russia, similar constitutional reforms initiated by sitting presidents have often erased previous mandates. – Top Kyrgyz Court Stops President Potentially Ruling Until 2037