On 16 October 2017, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, the former prime minister, was elected president of the country. He took office on 24 November 2017. On 15 October 2020, Jeenbekov resigned following unrest over the parliamentary elections on October 4th. Jeenbekov was succeeded by Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov, who became acting president before being confirmed as president on the 16th. The current officeholder is Sadyr Japarov and he took the office on 28 January 2021 as the 6th president.