DM Monitoring
Bishkek: The elections in Kyrgyzstan have shown a desire to bring the country out of stagnation. The country has significant potential in many areas. For a long time we were constantly hearing about it, but for some reason it was impossible to realize this potential.
Newly elected president of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov came to power to replace these years of empty promises with new thinking and, accordingly, to lead the country out of its predicament.
“You know, the problem of all former Soviet republics is that the secession from the USSR was unprepared and spontaneous. Many independent states only by this time, that is, after 25-30 years, began to adequately understand their role and place, both internationally and in the context of their own history. The period of self-determination dragged on for a long time, but it was not the fault of either the people or those politicians who tried to figure out for themselves what to do and how to be.
Therefore, only now it will be possible to talk about the fact that a certain own thinking, mental perception and norms of behavioral aspect have been formed.
Kyrgyzstan is no exception to this. The last early presidential elections demonstrated the courage of the people and their desire to change things for the better,” said Marat Khadiyatullin, PhD in Political Science (Kazan, Tatarstan).
In fact, Kyrgyzstan needed to find an area of responsibility, and this is the most problematic one. The period of parliamentarism stalled the development of the state and, most importantly, statehood as a whole. The unpreparedness of the parliament to address the most important issues put a verbal pressure on itself. Therefore, it was urgent to change something.
Last week, President-elect Sadyr Zhaparov made his first statements.
“In order to strengthen the country’s economy, it is necessary to eradicate corruption and to develop the fields themselves,” Sadyr Zhaparov said in an interview with Russia 24 channel.
According to him, there are already first results.
“Here’s an example: In may, KGS 1.5 billion was received in the budget from customs duties, and KGS 3.7 billion – in November. In order to boost the economy, we need to use our internal resources.
We must develop natural resources ourselves. To date, I’ve done an audit; almost 95-96% of deposits are being developed by private companies; there is no share of the state, not even one percent. Therefore, the state itself will develop natural resources by 100%, and then we will raise the economy,” Zhaparov said.
