Less Flower, More Sun? President-Backed Initiative To Change Flag Causes Outcry In Kyrgyzstan globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An initiative to tweak Kyrgyzstan’s flag steams ahead after lawmakers passed the first of three readings of a bill amid strong criticism. Top officials including President Sadyr Japarov say the current design resembles a sunflower, a Kyrgyz language metaphor for dependence and servility.