Kyrgyzstan's new prime minister Sadyr Japarov claimed presidential powers on Thursday after the Central Asian country's head of state Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned amid a post-vote crisis. "The powers of the president and the prime minister have been transferred to me," Sadyr Japarov told cheering supporters on Thursday, citing Jeenbekov's resignation and the parliament speaker's refusal to become acting president. "I congratulate you on victory. Today everything fell into place," he told supporters. tol-cr/jbr/adp