Two parliaments vie for power in Kyrgyzstan

President Askar Akayev, who fled the small former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan last week after protesters stormed his offices and brought down his government, is in talks with interim leaders seeking his resignation, Kyrgyzstan’s acting prosecutor-general said today.

Kyrgyzstan’s new parliament today approved Kurmanbek Bakiyev as prime minister, giving him greater legitimacy. He was named acting prime minister and acting president last week by the old parliament.