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With disappointment growing around Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s government and the March 24 Tulip Revolution, it is hard to deny the local NGO’s leverage in setting today’s political agenda. Kyrgyz NGOs played an important role in mobilizing crowds following the rigged elections of early 2005, and continue to be active participants of political life almost a year after the revolution. Representatives of civil society are involved in the commissions on the constitution and national ideology. The full text of this article from the Central Asia - Caucasus Analyst is available at the following URL: http://www.cacianalyst.org/view_article.php?articleid=3961