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The year 2009 was full of political events for Kyrgyzstan, the most noteworthy being re-election of the current president, Kurmanbek Bakiev, to a second term and reformatting, in a certain sense, of relations with the country's main partners on the world arena. The latter had an influence on the alignment of domestic political forces, whereby it was revealed that Western sponsors and partners had little interest in the Kyrgyz opposition. This prompted the government's supporters to talk about a period of "stability" and a transition to a new stage of administrative reforms called upon to consolidate the position of the ruling elite even more. In this context, several experts believe that Bakiev's victory put an end to the post-March period, which can be described as a time of struggle of all against all. Energetic activity on the part of the opposition should now slow down, which will allow Kurmanbek Bakiev's team to take up a key position. In addition, it is very likely that the authoritarian development model will be reproduced, in compliance with which power will go to a successor, while democratic institutions will be strictly formal and serve the interests of a narrow circle of people.

Die Autoren unterscheiden zwei Perioden des Migrationsprozesses in Kirgistan: während die erste Periode (Ende der 80er Jahre bis 1993/94) durch ein starkes Anwachsen der Migration in Länder außerhalb Kirgistans gekennzeichnet ist, markiert die zweite Periode (ab Mitte der 90er Jahre) den Beginn einer zielgerichteten staatlichen Migrationspolitik. Die entsprechende Gesetzgebung und die mit der Steuerung des Migrationsprozesses befaßten Institutionen werden in dem Beitrag näher beschrieben. Die offene Migrationspolitik Kirgistans und die relative politische Stabilität des Landes haben zu einem Zustrom von Flüchtlingen aus dem vom Bürgerkrieg betroffenen Tadschikstan geführt. Ein weiteres Problem stellt die weitgehend unkontrollierte Binnenmigration im Lande dar. (BIOst-Mrk)