BISHKEK - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) warned Friday that the situation in Kyrgyzstan remained unstable two weeks after the toppling of the Central Asian nation's veteran regime.
"The situation in the republic is delicate and unstable," said Alojz Peterle, the chief of the OSCE in Bishkek.
In the past several days, renewed unrest had flared in the south of the republic, as supporters of ousted president Askar Akayev occupied the office of the governor in the remote southern region of Naryn, he said.
"The situation in the south is almost revolutionary. It appears the reconstruction of the power has not yet taken place," Peterle said.
"The political situation will be a lot easier" once the parliament accepts Akayev's resignation and opposition leader Felix Kulov is fully rehabilitated, Peterle said.
Kulov had been jailed in 2000 on corruption charges widely seen as politically motivated, but was freed by his supporters on March 24, the day demonstrators ousted Akayev who then fled to Russia.
Although Akayev formally tendered his resignation last Monday, parliament has yet to approve it. On Friday the chamber decided to delay examining the issue until Monday.
The protests that ousted Akayev's regime were sparked by this year's parliamentary polls that after a March 13 runoff nearly shut the opposition out of the 75-seat legislature.
The opposition accused Akayev's administration of trying to stack the chamber with supporters ahead of an October presidential election. His son and daughter had won legislative seats during the ballot.
04/08/2005 15:31 GMT