Kyrgyzstan moves to rid national flag of likeness to 'fickle' sunflower

BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to tweak the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in the local culture symbolises fickleness and servility.

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