United Front for a Worthy Future for Kyrgyzstan
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The United Front For A Worthy Future For Kyrgyzstan (UFFWFK) is an alliance of political parties making up the largest political opposition organization in Kyrgyzstan
. Former Prime Minister
Felix Kulov
leads the organization and Azamat Kalman is the party's spokesperson.Kyrgyzstan: Opposition groups planning more demonstrations RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Politicians opposed to President
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
's policies formed the alliance on 27 February 2007.
Azamat Kalman, the party's spokesperson, said in mid-March 2007, "protest rallies will start in the provinces on April 9 and the same rallies will start in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on April 11." The protests ended after clashes erupted on April 19 between protesters and the police; according to the former, the clashes were the work of provocateurs
. Kulov was questioned by the police regarding the clashes, and in August he was charged with creating public disorder.
On March 12 the United Front released a statement of opposition to "corrupt clan government, the seizure of property by the ruling family, the establishment of control over profitable sectors of the economy, and pressure on private businesses and the mass media."
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. Former Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan is the head of government of Kyrgyzstan. Generally, the President is in a stronger position than the Prime Minister in Kyrgyzstan. The president is allowed to appoint the Prime Minister temporarily, and his appointment is known as the acting Prime Minister...
Felix Kulov
Felix Kulov
Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov served as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan following the Tulip Revolution. He first served from 1 September 2005 until he resigned on 19 December 2006...
leads the organization and Azamat Kalman is the party's spokesperson.Kyrgyzstan: Opposition groups planning more demonstrations RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Politicians opposed to President
President of Kyrgyzstan
The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. The President, according to the constitution, "is the symbol of the unity of people and state power, and is the guarantor of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and of an individual and citizen." The...
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010...
's policies formed the alliance on 27 February 2007.
Azamat Kalman, the party's spokesperson, said in mid-March 2007, "protest rallies will start in the provinces on April 9 and the same rallies will start in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on April 11." The protests ended after clashes erupted on April 19 between protesters and the police; according to the former, the clashes were the work of provocateurs
Agent provocateur
Traditionally, an agent provocateur is a person employed by the police or other entity to act undercover to entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act...
. Kulov was questioned by the police regarding the clashes, and in August he was charged with creating public disorder.
On March 12 the United Front released a statement of opposition to "corrupt clan government, the seizure of property by the ruling family, the establishment of control over profitable sectors of the economy, and pressure on private businesses and the mass media."