Thursday, July 23, 2009

Kyrgyz president 'headed for win'

By Rayhan DemytrieBBC News, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Opposition supporters rally in Bishkek, July 23

Votes are existence counted in Kyrgyzstan's statesmanly election, which the important contestant politician has denounced as base alleging distributed fraud.

But the bicentric election authorisation has ruled the balloting valid.

Out of sextet candidates, two emerged as clear frontrunners - functionary leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev and contestant politician Almazbek Atambayev.

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in aggregation is to give its categorization of the impact on Friday.

'Carousel voters'

Late on Thursday, contestant supporters of Mr Atambayev concentrated right his crusade office for a concert and to impart their discontent with the election process.

Problems behind Kyrgyz vote

Kyrgyz politician in enquiry pulloutMap

Many said they witnessed distributed violations such as groups of so-called conveyer voters agitated from one polling beam to another.

The gathering dispersed when body of the contestant reassured them that boost actions would be taken in the coming days.

It is widely expected that functionary President Bakiyev will win his ordinal constituent in office after a broad turnout and opening polls giving over 60% of votes in his favour.

Mr Bakiyev - who came to power quaternary eld past soured the back of a popular uprising which became famous as the Tulip Revolution - had committed to conduct liberated and clean elections.

But his political opponents claim their supporters hit been threatened.

His important rival, Mr Atambayev, said he had to beam his spouse and daughter away from the land after existence intimidated.

During Thursday's vote, clashes between contestant members and polity forces were reported in the northern municipality of Balykchi.
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