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Kyrgyzstan hosts rally

Kyrgyzstan Materials 4 October 2011 14:05 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan , Baku, Oct. 4 / Trend , V.Zhavoronkova/

Supporters of ex-presidential candidates, whose candidacy were removed, hold rally outside the Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC), KyrTAG reported on Tuesday.

Most demonstrators support former candidates Tursunbay Bakir uulu and Sooronbay Diykanov and demand to resume their candidacy.

The October 30 elections will be the first elections after the change of power in April 2010. The election campaign began on Sept. 25.

Twenty of 83 original candidates were able to get candidate's mandate by collecting 30,000 signatures, paying candidate fee and passing the examination on Kyrgyz language.

Nine of the rest candidates disputed the CEC decision about their removal in the court and the Kyrgyz Supreme Court recognized the CEC's actions illegal.

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