Kyrgyzstan opposition to hit streets to protest election results
BISHKEK. July 28. KAZINFORM Members of Kyrgyzstan's opposition plan to hold demonstrations on Wednesday to protest the final results of the country's presidential elections, losing candidate Almazbek Atambayev said on Tuesday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Committee confirmed incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiev's victory in the polls with 76.4% of the vote in Thursday's election. Atambayev came in a distant second with 8%.
Atambayev said the protests would be continuous and would become "the beginning of a long and relentless fight against dictatorship and lawlessness."
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors in Kyrgyzstan said the presidential vote failed to meet international standards, and cited cases of ballot box stuffing, inaccuracies in the voter lists, multiple voting, and other irregularities.
The OSCE also said Bakiyev used administrative resources to ensure his reelection, and that campaigning in the Central Asian state was uneven, with candidates having unequal access to the media.
Observers from former Soviet republics said no major violations had been registered, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.