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Kyrgyz president accepts resignation of prime minister

Xinhua, April 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Temir Sariyev and his cabinet.

According to a presidential decree signed late Monday, all members of the cabinet will continue to perform their duties until a new government is formed.

Sariyev, who has been prime minister since May 2015, announced his resignation on Monday over a road construction project scandal.

Earlier this month, a scandal about the legality of competition for a road construction project broke out. The government was accused of having rigged the road construction tender. Endi