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Kyrgyz MPs put off re-run of election that sparked protests

| October 22, 2020 11:27 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted Thursday to put off a re-run of contested parliamentary elections for after a constitutional reform that commentators say could allow the acting president — a politician recently freed from jail — to strengthen his grip on power and stay in office for a full term.

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