And We Think We Have Issues…..
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News From Kyrgyzstan’s election: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54481063
A recent election did not make happy many members of the 16 political parties in Kyrgyzstan. That’s right: they have 16 political parties in the distant land of Kyrgyzstan, in Central Asia. It’s eastern border snuggles right up to China’s western border.
From the article: A state of emergency has come into force in Kyrgyzstan, as rival protesters continued to fight at rallies in the capital, Bishkek.
Shots were fired at the car of former president Almazbek Atambayev at one rally on Friday. He was unharmed.
Unrest has gripped the Central Asian country since a disputed parliamentary election last Sunday.
On Tuesday, demonstrators stormed the country’s parliament, demanding that a new vote be held.
President Sooronbay Jeenbekov ordered a state of emergency to come into effect at 20:00 local time (14:00GMT) on Friday and last until 21 October.
A curfew and strict military restrictions have been imposed, including controls on who can travel in and out of the capital.
The decree also gives permission to the army to set up security posts in Bishkek, deploying soldiers and military hardware.
Fist fights broke out at demonstrations on Friday among groups supporting rival politicians who are vying to become the country’s new prime minister.
The landlocked country, which borders China, was part of the Soviet Union until independence in 1991. It has a reputation for holding semi-free and fair elections in comparison with some of its neighbours, but uprisings in 2005 and 2010 swept previous presidents from power.
Fear and uncertainty as Kyrgyzstan mob rule spreads
You see, until I read this article, I had no idea that Chicago-style voting goes on in that small, rugged, and really quite lovely country. See below for an update. The Tian Shan mountains occupy the border between Kyrgyzstan and China, and are usually quite heavy with snow all year ’round. It’s a good place to go to if you want to do mountain and back-country trekking.
From the article: The parliamentary vote was held last Sunday. Only four political parties out of 16 won enough votes to gain seats in parliament – three of the four had close ties to Mr Jeenbekov.
None of the established opposition parties secured a seat, and on Monday all 12 opposition groups jointly declared they would not recognise the results.
They accused parties close to the president of vote-buying and voter intimidation – claims international monitors said were “credible” and a cause for “serious concern”.
Some observers claimed to have seen, during the first hours of voting, some citizens with marked masks being handed filled-out ballots.
There were also allegations of voters being bribed and bussed in to places where they could swing the result. – article
The full story plus photos is at the link above. And we think a 2-party system is so much better. Well, yes, we do have others, but they never show up on ballots, and some of them are off in the bush with multiple six-packs of beer, sitting on logs and grumbling about whatever.
Category: 2020 Election, Humor
So, is China going to invade Kyrgyzstan to maintain “peace and stability”?
I doubt it.
China is in a squabble with India over a common border that is marked by a widely-used road (dirt road, not highway), and is busy with that right now.
Depends. Does Kyrgyzstan have anything the commie fucks want?
Better not waste time. China is fast becoming a country of middle & senior aged cunts.
Reading about what’s going on, it sounds like at least one of the parties have studied how the democrats here “win” elections.
“…Chicago style voting…” Welp, the main party is Social Democrat and the primary population is Turkic Muslim…soooo…did you expect anything different? And don’t forget the ethnic infighting. Yep, sounds like ChitCongo!
“…sitting on logs and grumbling about whatever.” Yeah, never understood that either. You don’t go vote, you can’t go a’bitching. Sit down, shut up, and pass me a beer. I shamed many a person into voting by cussing them out when they started bitching about grubmint and I found out they didn’t vote…and in many cases weren’t even registered. I was really glad when we finally started using vehicle registrations for Jury Duty instead of voter registration lists.
Beat me to it KoB, I too was going to suggest that Mr. Jeenbekov must be a democrat…
Yep, so obvious that even a lineman could figure it out…and I did it in 15 minutes or less.
IIRC NatGeo did an extensive magazine article on this area several years ago. People fiercely independent, loved their horses, and basically just wanted to be left alone. I never could keep all of these “stans” straight as to who was who. I think a lot of them fight with one another for the sheer pleasure of fighting. “No reason…that we can remember…it’s what we do…wanna fight about it?”
Some of the naughty web sights are showing lots of drone strike/ drone artillery BoomS.
Its looks one sided and very bloody.