Kyrgyz Parliament confirms convicted politician Sadyr Japarov as Premier

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament confirmed Sadyr Japarov as prime minister for the second time in five days after President Sooronbay Jeenbekov gave in to pressure to appoint the politician freed from prison by protesters last week.

Jeenbekov’s move came a day after he’d rejected parliament’s unanimous appointment of Japarov as premier on Saturday. In an address to the nation published on the presidential website on Wednesday, Jeenbekov said the earlier vote was conducted with violations of the law.

Jeenbekov and Japarov, who come from rival political factions, met on Tuesday, according to the presidential website.

Japarov’s supporters called for a rally in