Kyrgyz leader raises questions over US base

Kadyr Toktogulov Bishkek

Mr Bakiyev also said his landslide win on Sunday “could without exaggeration be called a confident victory of our people’s revolution”.

He promised to fight corruption and reduce the power of the presidency by shifting some functions to the prime minister While those statements were likely to please Western countries concerned about stability and democracy in Central Asia, his comments about the US base will strike a worrying note for Washington.