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Kyrgyz court rules elections "constitutional"

KYRGYZSTAN ELECTIONS
15:24 30/07/2009

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BISHKEK, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Kyrgyz Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that last week's presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan were carried out in line with the country's constitution.

According to the Central Election Commission, the incumbent Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev won reelection with 76% of the vote. Opposition candidate Almazbek Atambayev came second with 8.4% of the vote. Bakiyev's inauguration is scheduled for August 2.

The head of the country's Central Election Commission, Damir Lisovsky, presented a report on the elections to a panel of nine judges.

"Having studied the reports... provided by the Central Election Commission, the Constitutional Court ruled today that the presidential elections were in line with the constitution," the court said in its ruling.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors in Kyrgyzstan said last week's the presidential vote failed to meet international standards, and cited cases of ballot box stuffing, inaccuracies in the voter lists, multiple voting, and other irregularities.

The OSCE also said Bakiyev used administrative resources to ensure his reelection, and that campaigning in the Central Asian state was uneven, with candidates having unequal access to media.

Observers from former Soviet republics said no major violations had been registered.

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