The protests in Kyrgyzstan have actually entered day three now, with more opposition groups joining in.

The Argus has the news and some commentary.

According to the most recent government response:

There are no conditions for ???????velvet revolutions???????? to take place in Kyrgyzstan during the parliamentary and presidential elections, due to be held here in 2005, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Askar Aitmatov said here on Monday.
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He urged the opposition not to use various forms of exerting pressure on the authorities, and to refrain from appeals to civil disobedience actions.

This is like code for saying “we will stay in power no matter what.” The only thing a velvet revolution means is that a party unrelated to the current regime’s leaders and policies wins power. By saying that there will be no velvet revolution, the government is saying that there is no way that any opposition will be winning the reins of power, because they are going to rig the election tight enough to squeeze out any possible threat.