Two parties out of five that won the recent parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan have agreed on Tuesday to form a ruling majority in the republic's new parliament.
A spokesman for the pro-government Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan told the Interfax news agency that his party was ready to create a coalition together with the Respublika party.
"The parties have reached a tentative agreement to work jointly within a possible ruling coalition. They are now discussing common positions on economic, political and social issues," said the spokesman.
The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan was led by Almazbek Atambayev, a former prime minister and deputy leader of the interim government for a time. Respublika was led by Omurbek Babanov, a former parliamentary deputy and entrepreneur.
Both parties believed it was important to form a "strategic partnership with Russia," added the spokesman, who meanwhile did not exclude the possibility that another pro-government party, the Ata-Meken led by Omurbek Tekebayev, could also join the coalition.
However, everything remained undetermined for now, he said.
Meanwhile the other two opposition parties that won seats in the new Kyrgyz parliament, Ata-Jurt led by Kamchibek Tashiyev and Ar-Namys led by Felix Kulov, have been in negotiations over forming a coalition.
Some unofficial reports even said an agreement has already been reached, which currently could not be verified.
These two parties have planned to stage rallies on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of National Security chief Keneshbek Dushebayev and an immediate announcement of the results of the parliamentary election held on Oct. 10. So far only preliminary results have been announced.
Dushebayev was accused of plotting an assassination against Tashiyev over the last weekend.
Source: XinhuaRelated Reading
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