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| Kyrgyz political crisis deepens | Kyrgyz political crisis deepens |
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| Kyrgyzstan's government has rejected moves by the opposition to rewrite the constitution. | |
| A government statement accused opposition MPs of "an open attempt at seizing power", after they tabled an emergency session of parliament. | |
| The opposition wants to curb some of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's powers. | |
| Opposition supporters have been holding days of street protests, accusing the president of failing to deliver the democratic reforms he promised. | Opposition supporters have been holding days of street protests, accusing the president of failing to deliver the democratic reforms he promised. |
| MPs sat in emergency session overnight to sign the constitution, which hands some presidential powers to parliament. | |
| But it was unclear whether they had the two-thirds of votes needed to make the document legitimate, because of a boycott by pro-government MPs. | |
| The government called the meeting "nothing other than an open attempt at seizing power through anti-constitutional means". | |
| Meanwhile protests outside government buildings in central Bishkek have entered their sixth day. | |
| Many demonstrators who had been camped outside the presidential administration were reported to have left, although the opposition said it would step up its action later on Tuesday morning. | |
| They are calling for President Kurmanbek Bakiyev himself to resign, saying he has failed to introduce the reforms he pledged following his election in 2005. |