Kyrgyzstan to mourn violent clashes victims Wednesday
BISHKEK. June 15. KAZINFORM Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday will mourn victims of the bloody clashes in Osh and Jalal-Abad that began on June 11 killing 171 people and injuring another 1,700, the head of the republic's interim government, Roza Otunbayeva, said on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.
She noted that despite the tragic events the authorities do not plan to postpone a referendum on the country's constitutional reform scheduled for June 27.
"The referendum will take place as scheduled," Otunbayeva said.
The vote of confidence in Otunbayeva along with the launch of the parliamentary form of government and liquidation of the Constitutional Court will be put on the referendum. Voters have to answer "yes" or "no" all three questions on the ballot paper at once, which evoked discontent among Kyrgyzstan's non-governmental and public organizations; Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.
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