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Thursday, 25 January 2007

KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT VOTES TO REJECT KULOV\'S REAPPOINTMENT

Published in News Digest

By empty (1/25/2007 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Kyrgyz Parliament voted 25-38 in a secret ballot on Thursday to reject President Kurmanbek Bakiyev\'s proposal to reappoint Felix Kulov as the country\'s prime minister. Kulov needed to win the votes of 38 of parliament\'s 75 members to keep his post. The Kulov-led government resigned on December 19, 2006.
The Kyrgyz Parliament voted 25-38 in a secret ballot on Thursday to reject President Kurmanbek Bakiyev\'s proposal to reappoint Felix Kulov as the country\'s prime minister. Kulov needed to win the votes of 38 of parliament\'s 75 members to keep his post. The Kulov-led government resigned on December 19, 2006. The new Constitution adopted by the Kyrgyz Parliament on December 30 gives the head of state the right to appoint the country\'s prime minister with parliament\'s consent. (Interfax)
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