Amid political chaos in the country, Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov allies in the parliament elected a new prime minister while former president Almazbek Atambayev was rearrested on Saturday.

Kyrgyzstan political unrest: Kyrgyzstan Parliament elects new PM

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov ordered the dismissal of Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and his cabinet as protesters clashed in capital Bishkek. Also Read: Kyrgyzstan president says ready to resign once new cabinet appointed Fresh clashes broke out in the Central Asian Republic over a disputed election as rival political camps took to the streets.

Protesters clash in Kyrgyzstan as President Jeenbekov says 'ready to resign'

Kyrgyzstan's former president was detained in a major security operation Thursday, police said, a day after clashes between his supporters and law enforcement left one dead and dozens injured.

Kyrgyzstan special forces seize ex-president Almazbek Atambayev in raid