With the adoption of its new constitution by referendum on June 27, 2010, Kyrgyzstan made history by becoming only the second state in post-Soviet Eurasia (after Moldova, and not including the Baltics) to adopt a “parliamentary-style” form of government. Equally worth noting is the fact that Kyrgyzstan is the only post-Soviet state to depose two directly-elected presidents within five years via popular mobilization. Not coincidentally, it has also changed its constitution and electoral laws most frequently. […]
Memo #:
108
Series:
2
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/pepm_108.pdf
