Kyrgyz parliament elects Sooronbai Zheenbekov as prime minister
13 Apr 201613:31 PM
Kyrgyz parliament elects Sooronbai Zheenbekov as prime minister
Reuters
Kyrgyzstan's parliament elected Sooronbai Zheenbekov, an ally of President Almazbek Atambayev, as prime minister in a unanimous vote on Wednesday.

The Social Democratic party close to Atambayev nominated Zheenbekov, the president's deputy chief of staff, on Tuesday, following the resignation of his predecessor Temir Sariyev whose cabinet parliament members have accused of corruption