Preliminary results show nationalist Sadyr Japarov, 52, won almost 80 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff.
Kyrgyzstan: Central Asia’s Island Of Democracy Sinks Into Authoritarianism – Analysis
By Bruce Pannier
(FPRI) -- In the early 1990s, Kyrgyzstan was often referred to as an “island of democracy” in..
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