Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Kyrgyzstan blocked the road

Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Kyrgyzstan blocked the road

In the rural district Barpy Suzak district of Jalal-Abad region of Kyrgyzstan some 200 supporters of defeated presidential elections the leader of the party Ata-Jurt (Fatherland) Kamchibek Tashiyev blocked the Bishkek-Osh road. This was reported October 31, Fergana.

The protesters demand to recognize the elections illegitimate and a new vote. Meanwhile, in Osh in the central spare the meeting began, members of which put forward a similar claim. While the area had gathered 20 people are expected to attend another group.

At a rally in Osh city staff representative present Tashiyev. However, he told reporters that there is an organizer of the protest. According to the staff, he came to the event, just to get information about what is happening.

Election of the President of Kyrgyzstan took place on October 30. This is the first election since then, in April 2010 the head of the republic, Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted from his post and went abroad. Until now the acting president sang one of the leaders of the opposition Otunbayeva.

Initially, in the October elections would attend more than 80 people, but before the end of the race came just 16 candidates. October 31, it was announced that the winner was Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Almaz Atambayev. He scored 63 per cent of the vote. Tashiev after the announcement of the vote, said he believes the election illegitimate.

At the same time, the mission of the OSCE announced that the elections in Kyrgyzstan cause cautious optimism, and the mission of CIS observers reported that the elections were conducted in accordance with the law.

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