Two opposition parties of Kyrgyz parliament unite

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - OCTOBER 20: Head of the Ata-Zhurt (Ata Jurt) party Kamchybek Tashiev (R 2) and head of the Republican party Omurbek Babanov (L) are seen during 1st Grand Congress at Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theater in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on October 20, 2014. The Nationalist Ata-Zhurt (Ata Jurt) party and the Republic Party, which together hold 44 seats in the country's 120-seat parliament, have created an electoral alliance for the coming general elections under the name Republic-Nationalist Ata-Zhurt (Ata Jurt) Party. 900 delegates from the Nationalist Homeland Party and the Republic Party took the decision to unite in advance of next autumn's general parliamentary elections at their 1st Grand Congress. (Photo by Nezir Aliyev/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)