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About 20 percent of voters cast ballots in Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary election

Kyrgyzstan Materials 4 October 2015 13:42 (UTC +04:00)
Nearly 20 percent of voters have cast their ballots in parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan.
About 20 percent of voters cast ballots in Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary election

Nearly 20 percent of voters have cast their ballots in parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan, the 24.kg agency reported citing Gulnara Batyrova, a member of the country's central election commission.

Addressing a press conference Oct. 4, Batyrova said this makes up 542,200 people.

She added that 58,100 or 15.8 percent of voters have so far cast their ballots in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.

In Osh, the country's second largest city, 92,000 people (16.7 percent) have voted thus far, according to her.

Batyrova also said that 98,800 people (20 percent) in the Jalal-Abad province, and 100,200 people (18 percent) in the Osh province have cast their votes.

The voting started Oct. 4 at 08:00 and will end at 19:00 local time (UTC/GMT +6 hours).
A total of 14 political parties are taking part in the election.

They are the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan, Ata Meken, Bir Bol, Ar Namys, Onuguu-Progress, Azattyk, Respublika-Ata Zhurt, Butun Kyrgyzstan-Emgek, Zamandash, Uluu Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan, Meken Yntymagy, People's Congress of Kyrgyzstan, and Aalam Party of the Unaffiliated.

As many as 2,374 domestic polling stations and 36 abroad polling stations have been opened as part of the parliamentary election. Also, 46 additional polling stations have been opened in the cities of Bishkek and Osh.

Some 2,761,270 voters have been registered for participation in the parliamentary election.

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