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Kyrgyzstan cancels parliament election results after unrest

by Associated Press
| October 6, 2020 2:27 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan declared the results of the weekend's parliamentary election invalid on Tuesday after mass protests erupted in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, and other cities, with opposition supporters seizing government buildings overnight and demanding a new election.

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