#157: Shit Hit The Fan

is the only way I can describe the situation. The government put itself in a very tough - and stupid - situation. Even the decision of the Supreme Court not to apply 0.5% to the whole list of registered voters - the ambiguity of the 0.5% threshold is still in the law - does not help to resolve the situation. There is information that opposition Atameken Party does not even pass the 0.5% of actual voters in the city of Osh. Atameken, who received 8.7% of votes nationwide according to official, but very questionable, statistics, decided not to recognize the election results. What will happen next? The government is probably negotiating with all political groups to prevent the situation from getting out of control. Let's see...