Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in Bishkek on Friday and ordered troops to deploy on the streets of the capital as unrest gripped the Central Asian country. 

Jeenbekov's office said in a statement the state of emergency, which includes a curfew and tight security restrictions, would be in effect from 8 p.m. on Friday until 8 a.m. on October 21.

Earlier Jeenbekov signed an order dismissing Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and his cabinet, according to the president's office.

Kyrgyz MPs have said Boronov tendered his resignation after opposition groups on Tuesday seized government buildings in response to protests over a disputed parliamentary election, which has since been annulled.

Jeenbekov said on Thursday he was ready to step down as soon as legitimate leaders are appointed and order is restored in the country.

Jeenbekov's remarks came amid the political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan following disputed parliamentary elections held on Sunday. 

Protesters broke into government and state security headquarters building and freed former President Almazbek Atambayev from a detention center on Tuesday. 

The country's Central Election Commission later annulled the results of the elections. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and Speaker of the Parliament Dastan Dzhumabekov announced their resignations.

Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday with the participation of 16 political parties. Preliminary results showed that four parties crossed the 7 percent threshold to enter the parliament. 

(Cover: Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov addresses the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2019. /Reuters)