Following months of political turmoil, Kyrgyzstan's interim government has set a date for parliamentary elections.
The voting will take place on October 10th.
In April, a popular uprising ousted the country's President, Kurmanbek Bakiev.
A referendum in June supported a constitutional change that would make Kyrgyzstan a parliamentary democracy and significantly reduce presidential powers.
Watch interview with the former head of Kyrgyz Security Council Adakhan Madumarov.