Kyrgyz president accepts PM's resignation

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed an order dismissing Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and his cabinet on Friday, the president's office said in a statement.

Kyrgyz MPs have said Boronov tendered his resignation after opposition groups on Tuesday seized government buildings in response to protests over a disputed parliamentary election, which has since been annulled.

Jeenbekov said on Thursday he was ready to step down as soon as legitimate leaders are appointed and order is restored in the country.

Jeenbekov's remarks came amid the political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan following disputed parliamentary elections held on Sunday.

Protesters broke into government and state security headquarters building and freed former President Almazbek Atambayev from a detention center on Tuesday.

The country's Central Election Commission later annulled the results of the elections. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and Speaker of the Parliament Dastan Dzhumabekov announced their resignations.

Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday with the participation of 16 political parties. Preliminary results showed that four parties crossed the 7 percent threshold to enter the parliament.

(CGTN)