His office announced that members of the military will be deployed to Bishkek “to organize checkpoints, to prevent armed clashes, to ensure law and order, and to protect the civilian population.”. "There is a sense of pride -- at least among her supporters and people who support her coalition parties.". But then the capital, Bishkek, was rocked by rival protests Friday afternoon, prompting Jeenbekov to impose a state of emergency in the city until Oct. 21. Lawmakers splintered into factions — one met at a hotel and another at a movie theater — to decide who should get the nod for prime minister. De Sutter is a professor of gynecology, specializing in fertility, at the University of Ghent. Alexander Bortnikov, director of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, had a phone conversation with Kyrgyz Security Council Secretary Omurbek Suvanaliyev on Thursday, the Kremlin said, to discuss the unrest. After graduating, she worked as a cashier -- a role Estonia's interior minister this week mocked. She entered politics at 20 and quickly moved up the ranks of the center-left Social Democratic Party. De Sutter is now Europe's most senior transgender politician. Marin was the first member of her family to attend university. With her humble background and humanitarian policies, some commentators have cast Marin as the antidote to, Marin gives the impression "of a very principled person," said Miettinen. She is a vocal advocate for trans rights and reproductive rights, and has spoken openly about her own experiences of being a trans woman. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. The situation has left Kyrgyzstan in a state of leaderless disarray: President Sooronbay Jeenbekov has said that he remains in control even as his whereabouts have been unknown since opposition forces broke into the parliament building Tuesday and seized several other government complexes. "Now, with that government, I can do what is necessary to relaunch our country and work on a new future for all Belgians," she added. The uprising started after the majority of votes in Sunday’s elections went to parties allied with Jeenbekov amid accusations of vote-buying. In recent years, traditional Social Democratic workers from factory towns have become unemployed as businesses moved away, Miettinen said. The young woman had a huge smile on her face. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, annulled parliamentary elections created a power vacuum, armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. And why not, given her trailblazing new status as the world's youngest sitting prime minister. Middle East. Europe. All women, 4 out of 5 under 35. Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter took the oath before Belgium's King Philippe on Thursday. Kyrgyzstan’s deepening political crisis, explained. (CNN)When leaders from the European Council gathered for a group photo in Brussels last week, it was hard to miss the class newbie. Now, the world will be watching how this record-setting prime minister tackles them. Petra De Sutter of the Flemish Green party, Groen, was announced as one of the country's. MOSCOW — Kyrgyzstan's government has been at a standstill this week after annulled parliamentary elections created a power vacuum, with multiple political factions vying to fill it. Marin used the comments to her political advantage, tweeting: "I'm extremely proud of Finland. The outgoing parliament has not convened, either. De Sutter, who has been a member of the European Parliament since July 2019, was appointed to the post alongside six other politicians, the Reuters news agency reported. Meanwhile, a new date for the now-annulled parliamentary elections has … “Kyrgyz law enforcement agencies, security services and Armed Forces have urged all national political forces, in the interest of every Kyrgyzstani, to sit down at the negotiating table and to restore law and social stability in this country,” the statement said. (CNN) When leaders from the European Council gathered for a group photo in Brussels last week, it was hard to miss the class newbie. "It was a way of sarcastically saying good luck with the future, because you will still have all the problems that you had before," said Miettinen. The turmoil has deepened concerns about instability on Russia’s periphery, coming after a political uprising in Belarus and renewed armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed territory. ... including Sadyr Japarov for prime minister, but that was later deemed illegitimate. Marin's modest background doesn't read like your average world leader's either. Kyrgyz security forces demanded Thursday that all political parties sit down for talks and restore the rule of law, the State Committee for National Security said. Initially, many Finns were too embroiled in internal political strife (the previous prime minister resigned after nationwide industrial strikes) to make much of a fuss about Marin's record-setting age. Estonia apologized to Finland for the comments, made by the far-right EKRE party leader, Mart Helme. Europe. “The situation looks like a mess and chaos,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, adding that Russia is “deeply concerned about the unfolding situation.”. As with the definition of constitutional monarchies, sometimes the president does have non-ceremonial competences, but does not use them by constitutio… At 15, Marin's first summer job was at a bakery, and at high school she distributed magazines to earn extra cash. AC. Updated 1045 GMT (1845 HKT) December 23, 2019. Here a poor family's child can educate themselves and achieve their goals in life. Kyrgyzstan’s political impasse has been spurred on by a divided opposition that has so far failed to agree on who would lead the new provisional government. Marin and her fellow coalition leaders don't look like your average senior politicians. His party described the incident as “an assassination attempt” and said Atambayev was not harmed. In that time, there have been just two female prime ministers before Marin, each serving for no longer than a year. They lived in a rented apartment and despite not having much money, Marin wrote that they had an "abundance" of love. There are three types of government systems in European politics: in a presidential system, the president is the head of state and the head of government; in a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister share a number of competences; finally, in a parliamentary republic, the president is a ceremonial figurehead who has few political competences. The former transport minister shot to worldwide fame earlier this month after the leader of her Social Democratic Party stepped down -- and Marin stepped up, becoming the country's youngest serving prime minister. At one rally, a car carrying former president Almazbek Atambayev, who was freed from a detention center by opposition protesters earlier this week, was shot at, according to video posted to social media. She now heads Finland's governing coalition of five parties -- all of which have female leaders, and almost all under the age of 35. In fact, very few people in my situation had this luck," she said. Meanwhile, a new date for the now-annulled parliamentary elections has not been set. "People have been saying it's the best thing to happen to the international reputation of Finland," he said. Marie Cau became France's first transgender politician when she was elected Mayor of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes earlier this year, and Italy's first transgender politician Gianmarco Negri took office as mayor of Tromello last year. Her politics sit to the left of her party -- supporting increasing refugee intakes and raising taxes to support the welfare state. 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It's a remarkable line-up, given the country's leaders have traditionally been older men. Some speculated that he might have fled the country. It also hosts a Russian military base and a major Canadian-owned gold mine. Between the 2019 federal elections and March this year, it was governed by a caretaker administration led by the country's first female Prime Minister, Sophie Wilmes, who is now the country's first female Foreign Minister. Her parents divorced when she was a small child "because of my father's alcohol problem," Marin wrote in a. Marin's youth and gender "make her stand out from her predecessors, that for the most part have been males in their 50s," said.