Top Kyrgyz Court Stops President Potentially Ruling Until 2037

The Constitutional Court in Kyrgyzstan has issued a ruling with implications for an ongoing politicalpower strugglethat will suit President Sadyr Japarov -- while also throwing an obstacle to any long-term aim he may have to stay in power until 2037.

Japarov was elected to a six-year term in January 2021 but then presided over a change in the constitution later that year, which said the head of state would serve