People attend a rally to demand the resignation of Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov in Biskek, Kyrgyzstan October 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov
BISHKEK (Reuters) - New Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov said on Wednesday he would press President Sooronbai Jeenbekov to resign as promised to end a political crisis in the Central Asian nation, where the result of an Oct. 4 election was annulled after protests.
Parliament had earlier confirmed nationalist Japarov as premier for the second time, after Jeenbekov vetoed its previous decision on Oct. 10 because of proxy voting by some legislators.
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