Following the October 2020 parliamentary election, protests broke out throughout the country, with many demanding his resignation. Earlier that August, he indicated that the elections could not be postponed in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. During the elections, several parties close to Jeenbekov were accused of buying votes. Out of the parties that made it into parliament, only the United Kyrgyzstan party opposed Jeenbeko. On early Tuesday morning of 6 October, protesters claimed control over Ala-Too Square in central Bishkek and also managed to seize the White House and Supreme Council buildings, entering the President's offices and destroying portraits of Jeenbekov. On 6 October, following the protests, the Central Election Commission annulled the results of the parliamentary elections. Jeenbekov claimed that he faced a coup d'état, and then he told the BBC that he was "ready to give the responsibility to strong leaders". On 8 October, it was announced that his whereabouts were unknown, with the Interior Ministry saying that it is not engaged in searching for him. Meanwhile, opposition parliamentarians launched impeachment procedures against him that day.