(VOVworld) - Kyrgyzstan formed a new government on Thursday following the collapse of its ruling coalition last week amid a row over a controversial constitutional referendum next month.

Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev at a press conference in Bishkek on December 24, 2015 (Photo: AFP/ VNA)

The new ruling coalition includes 3 parties: the Social Democratic Party, the Kyrgyzstan Party, and the Bir Bol party.

The new government was formed after President Atambaev last week signed a decree dissolving the ruling coalition due to differences over next month’s referendum on constitutional reform.