Kyrgyz premier cruises to presidency in disputed poll
World NewsOct 31, 2011
BISHKEK (AFP) ― Kyrgyzstan’s moderate prime minister emerged Monday as the next president of the violence-scarred nation after a decisive election victory, but his vanquished rivals claimed the ballot was rigged. Almazbek Atambayev, a close ally of outgoing President Roza Otunbayeva who took power after a 2010 uprising ousted the regime of Kurmanbek Bakiyev, won 63 percent of the vote in Sunday’...