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“Why can’t Belarusians free themselves from Alexander Lukashenko?” And because we don’t have so many Kyrgyz people, ”Belarusians joke sadly on the Internet.
Protests in Ala Tu Square, the Kyrgyz capital, have called for the annulment of the parliamentary elections, which sparked only four of the twelve parties in the legislature, and turned into clashes between protesters and security officials on Monday night. .
On Tuesday morning, protesters occupied state buildings that house the presidential administration, the government, and special services. Former President Almazbek Atambayev and former Prime Minister Sapar Isakov, accused of corruption, were released.
On October 6, the incumbent Sooronbay Zhenbekbov announced an attempt to take power illegally and asked the Central Election Commission to investigate all possible cases of electoral irregularities and, if necessary, nullify the results.
Most social media users in Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet states say they are surprised by what is happening in Bishkek. Some of them are sending unmistakable clues to Belarusians who have been taking to the streets for almost two months in protest.
“Kyrgyzstan changed the outcome of the parliamentary elections overnight and took over our White House. Atambayev still released. They succeeded in the third revolution in just a few hours,” he says on Twitter.
Kyrgyzstan canceled the results of the parliamentary elections overnight and took over the White House.
Atambayev was also released.
With the third revolution, they literally did it in a few hours.– Assem Zhapisheva (@zhapisheva) October 6, 2020
“Kyrgyzstan has woken up differently. Last night, I also wrote a record of disorder in Kyrgyzstan and I wish that the people of Kyrgyzstan would restore order and the rule of law as soon as possible. I was planning to publish the post this morning. Kyrgyz did something so fast. Then the old government collapsed. Kyrgyzstan very quickly restored justice and punished the authorities for falsification. What are you saying here? Both good and bad. It is good that power is finally owned by the people, and the The new president will never dare to act against their interests. Kyrgyzstan has received another vaccine against the dictatorship. There is hope that they will never be in Kyrgyzstan again. The downside is that frequent changes of government will lead to less respect by law and power, which means that it will be even more difficult to govern the country and implement fair economic reforms, which speaks of inefficiencies and deceleration. even greater economic times. Politics will be dominated by populism. “It is unlikely that any politician will sincerely think about the long-term perspective,” wrote Margulan Seisembay on Facebook.
“Kyrgyzstan attended a peaceful demonstration and accidentally occupied the White House,” jokes another internet user.
Somehow, the Kyrgyz went to a peaceful demonstration and accidentally took over the White House.
– Zhestachayshy humor: RIGHT_BRACKET) (@anekdo_t) October 6, 2020
On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in state buildings occupied by protesters and black smoke began to leak out of the windows. Fire trucks arrived at the scene.
“Kyrgyzstan has announced the start of the heating season by setting the White House on fire,” he said on Twitter.
The Kyrgyz announced the start of the heating season by setting fire to the White House 😡😡😡🔥🔥🔥
– sasha gondar 🇰🇬 (@mamspaghetti) October 6, 2020
Most of the events in Kyrgyzstan are compared to the situation in Belarus after the presidential elections, where massive protests began after the announcement of Alexander Lukashenko’s “victory”. Peaceful protests in Belarus continue, but Lukashenko, who has led the country for 26 years, has no plans to step down from the presidency.
Here are more comments from social media:
“It just came to our notice then. He left the dance circle already in the first stage and immediately switched to cocktails … Molotov cocktails …”
The Kyrgyz party will not be languid, they refused to spin around the dances on the first stage, and immediately moved on to cocktails, Molotov cocktails …
– Sergey Nilov (@NilovSerg) October 5, 2020
“Kyrgyzstan is a nation determined to change the rule of the day. And note: no flowers, balloons and lights.”
The Kyrgyz are a tough people, they can easily change power in the country in 24 hours.
And yes, no flowers, balloons or lanterns.– Lieutenant Kizhe (@Lt_Kizhe) October 5, 2020
“Kyrgyzstan has once again shown Belarus the highest level.”
Kyrgyz people showed a master class to Belarus
– adlet (@ 4adlet) October 6, 2020
“Russia: kneels before the government.
Belarus: weekend walks and hugs.
Kyrgyzstan: Take over presidential office in a matter of hours. “
Meanwhile, in the office of the President of Kyrgyzstan.
Russia: kneeling before the authorities.
Belarus: walks and hugs on weekends.
Kyrgyzstan: occupied the office of the president in a few hours pic.twitter.com/XyGjUrvyQC
– Մ ιtαuskαs 🇱🇹🇺🇦 (@A_Vit_) October 5, 2020
“All the dictators from neighboring countries have been tense since morning. Kyrgyzstan set a record: overthrew the president overnight! You sit down, invite your services, organize meetings … Your end is very shameful, disinterested ”.
All the dictators of the neighboring countries from the early morning did not tense childishly 🤣 The Kyrgyz have broken records: they demolished the president in one night! They sit down, call their emergency services, organize meetings 🤦♂️🤢 Your end is expected to be embarrassing, loshary.
– Нуке́ (@ _nur16) October 6, 2020
Advocates of aggressive resistance to OMON and other force structures now have a new argument to help defend their position. Pointing the finger at Kyrgyzstan, they are talking about the effectiveness of force-based protests.
The only thing is that, as Gazeta Wyborcza observes, there is only one thing that links the events in Kyrgyzstan and Belarus: the people of both countries have taken to the streets angry at the falsification of the election results. They no longer have anything in common.
“That is why the militant radical Kyrgyz people seem to be a good example for Belarusians at first glance. Both their states and their political systems are fundamentally different,” the Polish publication reports.
Belarus is a classic variant of authoritarianism, created by Lukashenko every day for 26 years. The country is governed by a single vertical government, supported by loyal special services and the military. And Kyrgyzstan is the only democracy in the Central Asian region. Authoritarianism does not have deep roots here (a fundamental difference with Belarus).
Kyrgyzstan is already valuing the government with the help of the protests. The tulip revolution of 2005 and the revolution of April 2010 forced corrupt presidents to flee the country.
Law enforcement agencies remember well the punishments that await them to crack down on people who need change. The Kyrgyz opposition has always earned the ruling elite’s lack of unity. The division of society into family clans and the division of the state into mountains to the north and south meant that neither functionaries nor power structures were ever monolithic structures.
In the conditions of political crisis, the erosion of the state apparatus begins very quickly. And local dating, blood or religious ties have always been more important than opinions or political conflicts. It has already happened that in important political votes, politicians do not support their fellow party members, but rather their clan leaders or compatriots.
The third revolution, already called night or lightning, first showed nothing more than the weakness of the Kyrgyz government. On the one hand, it tries to falsify the results of the elections and, on the other, it attacks the roads as soon as there is massive discontent.
Several Internet users also recall that Kyrgyzstan has already gone through two revolutions. President Askar Akayev was ousted in 2005 and Kurmanbek Bakiyev in 2010. The former fled to Russia and the latter lives in Belarus.
Kyrgyzstan, or how to make a revolution overnight, part 3.
No SMS or logs!– Alexandr Semenov (@ sashurik1) October 6, 2020
“History shows that the Kyrgyz people really do not intend to suffer and want a just government of the country, only that each new government still usurps everything and climbs the same rake. It is incredible, no lessons have been learned,” it is unfortunate on social media.
“Until recently, I noticed in one of my records that Kyrgyzstan has been something of a ‘white crow’ in the region since 2005, standing out against its authoritarian neighbors. This state, like a political laboratory, constantly conducts some kind of political experiment, the results of which are unpredictable, controversial, but at the same time very interesting, because everything in this small Central Asian state is happening for the first time in Central Asia. Two revolutions, several presidents who fled the country, an attempt to establish the first parliamentary republic in the region. And here is another precedent. Former President Atambayev is released from prison during the massive protests that followed the parliamentary elections. His supporters in the country’s Social Democratic Party were clearly preparing for such a scenario. Kyrgyzstan is not Belarus. It is difficult to stay in power here relying only on the power structures and the oligarchs. Furthermore, the economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have contributed to many years of socio-economic problems in a country tired of corruption and political games, which has only exacerbated tensions in society. The country is experiencing a strong need for change in politics and the politicians themselves, as well as the active young people who have already participated in the parliamentary elections this time, but are disappointed with the results, especially since many people who have already worked in the parliament have entered parliament. Dosymas Satpayev, Director of the Risk Assessment Group and Member of the Presidium of the Council of International Relations of Kazakhstan.
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