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Kyrgyzstan adopts referendum on new Constitution - Election Committee results

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The new Kyrgyz Constitution referendum has been supported by more than 90% of voters in the Central Asian country, according to an official statement on the Central Election Committee's website on Monday

The new Kyrgyz Constitution referendum has been supported by more than 90% of voters in the Central Asian country, according to an official statement on the Central Election Committee's website on Monday.

A simple majority of 50% plus one vote was required for the referendum to be approved.

Kyrgyzstan held on Sunday a nationwide referendum on the new Constitution that particularly envisages a parliamentary republic in the country.

According to preliminary results on the referendum, 90.84% of voters approved the amendments to the Constitution, whereas 7.84% voted against it. Total turnout was around 70% of all registered voters.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday he was doubtful whether a model of a parliamentary republic would work in Kyrgyzstan, but added that it is the country's internal affair.

"I want to stress that this is an internal affair of Kyrgyzstan. This is a sovereign state. But considering the lack of authority to establish order, the low legitimacy of the authorities... I cannot clearly imagine how the model of the parliamentary republic will work in Kyrgyzstan," Medvedev said at a news conference following G8 and G20 summits in Canada.

Sunday's referendum followed several days of ethnic violence in the south of the country earlier in the month and 7,500 police were deployed to ensure security during the poll, which officials said passed off with no major disturbances.

Interim leader Roza Otunbayeva said after polls closed that the proposed changes to the constitution had been adopted, meaning the country will become a parliamentary republic with a reduced role for the president.

MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti)

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