Noticias

Los afganos acuden mañana a las urnas para elegir al sucesor de Hamid Karzai, el único presidente que han conocido desde la caída del régimen talibán en 2001. El dirigente pastún se va de la mano de los últimos 53.000 soldados de la OTAN que, después de trece años de guerra en los que la Alianza Atlántica ha sufrido casi 3.500 bajas, finaliza este 2014 una misión durante la que no ha logrado derrotar a los talibanes. Karzai ya ha adelantado que se quedará a vivir en Kabul y no muy lejos del palacio presidencial.

Kabul, Afghanistan - The explosion was powerful enough to boom its way over the small, barren mountains covered in makeshift houses that lie in the centre of Kabul and echo over the heads of the throng crowding in to see Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai speak on the last day of the Afghan presidential campaign season. No one in the crowd blinked or even turned their head.

Bishkek, April 4 / Kabar/. President Almazbek Atambayev signed a decree appointing members of the new government.

Head of the President’s Office Daniyar Narymbaev read out the corresponding presidential decree at the cabinet meeting. 

“Djoomart Otorbaev has been appointed Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan," said Narymbaev. Also new government members have been introduced at the meeting.
From his part Djoomart Otorbaev congratulated the new members of the government and said that the main task of the Cabinet of Ministers is development and prosperity of Kyrgyzstan.

Bishkek, April 4 / Kabar /. A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is held in Moscow with participation of Acting Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev on April 3, 2014.

The main item of the agenda was the issue of foreign policy coordination of CSTO members on topical issues of international security, the situation in the zone of responsibility and its neighboring areas, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reports. 

The President dissolved Toloykon Rural Council of Kara-Suu region in Osh province, the Informational Policy of the President's Office reported.

It is noted that the suggestion of the Central Electoral Commission to dissolve Toloykon Rural Council because of unelected head of the executive body.

Early elections will be on May 18. The Central Electoral Commission must organize voting and the government - allocate necessary funds.

Ar-Namys parliamentary faction changed the membership in the Majority Coalition Council. The decision was made today at the session.

According to the Leader of the faction Felix Kulov, by statute of faction the rotation of office should be holding every half a year. "This time we suggest 5 deputies - Esengul Isakov, Eristina Kochkarova, Tursunbai Bakir uulu, Anvar Artykov and Zamir Bekboyev," he added.

The faction approved these candidacies.

Recall, the new coalition "For development of statehood" was formed; three factions joined it - Ar-Namys, Ata-Meken and SDPK.

Democratic Party executive chairman Syarief Hasan flat-out denied that party chairman President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had used state facilities to support the party’s campaign, which would be a violation of election regulations.

Therefore, he said, Yudhoyono did not need to attend the General Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) in order to clarify the allegation.

“There was no violation and it has been clarified. Thus, there is no need to answer Bawaslu’s invitation,” Syarief said as quoted by kompas.com.

Salles vides, candidats parfois peu crédibles, discours entendus...Puisque la campagne ne passionne presque personne, El Watan Week-end a choisi de la suivre en coulisses.

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