Kyrgyzstan update -- limits of reform?

The "democratic revolution" in Kyrgyzstan, which looks more and more like a simple coup, is hitting some snags.

The Financial Times reports:

Kyrgyzstan's parliament failed for the fourth day to finalise the resignation of ousted President Askar Akayev, heightening concern about security in the republic.

"[We are] still concerned about developments here," said Alojz Peterle, a special envoy for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). "We think the situation has improved but is still unstable."
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Delayed rehabilitation of Felix Kulov, a key opposition figure imprisoned during the final years of the Akayev regime, was also undermining stability.

There's a lot going on here under the surface. If the "democratic revolution" had really been a popular uprising, as in Georgia or Ukraine, the political maneuvering we now see and the continued threat of "instability" would not be taking place. Once again we are seeing the limits of democratic reform.