| Kyrgyzstan opposition does not recognize election results |
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BISHKEK, Dec.18 (RIA Novosti).- Kyrgyzstan's Ata-Meken opposition party is refusing to recognize the results of parliamentary elections December 16 and will demand a revote at some polling stations, a party leader said Tuesday.  "The election results were falsified and cannot be grounds for distribution of deputy mandates. We believe the outcome is void and will demand a revote as some stations," Temir Sariyev told journalists. Sariyev said his party has "proof of a large-scale fraud during the counting of votes," adding that the elections were "a crime on a national scale." He said other opposition parties reported their figures failed to match the official data. He said the party would demand that "local authorities and members of election commissions be held criminally responsible for the fraud." Opposition representatives reported that protests against the election results had started in the republic, with demonstrators blocking a highway linking the capital and a regional town. The Interior Ministry has not confirmed the information. [ full text ] |
