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Following a wave of demonstrations and street riots on 6–7 April, Kyrgyzstani President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was forced to escape from the country’s capital and, on 15 April, to resign his office and leave the country. A provisional government took over the power, seeking to bring the situation under control. The takeover by the opposition is expected to halt the country’s slip towards authoritarianism, while in the foreign policy the new authorities will continue seeking to maintain a balance between Russia, the US and China.