Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Kyrgyzstan

Daughter Of Ousted Kyrgyz President Registered For Poll

Bermet Akaeva (file photo) (RFE/RL)

March 23, 2007 -- The daughter of Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Askar Akaev was registered today as a candidate for parliament in an election scheduled for April 29.

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March 23, 2007

Bermet Akaeva is the only member of Akaev's family who has returned to Kyrgyzstan since the country's popular uprising in March 2005.

She is running for a seat representing the northern Kemin district that had been held by her brother, Aidar Akayev. But election officials declared the position vacant because of his failure to attend a single legislative session.

Ten other candidates are contesting the seat -- including former Interior Minister Keneshbek Duyshebayev.

(AP, Reuters)

Understanding Kyrgyzstan

Workers preparing for celebrations of the constitutional compromise in Bishkek on November 9 (RFE/RL)

A STABLE FOUNDATION? On November 9, RFE/RL's Washington office hosted a briefing featuring RFE/RL Kyrgyz Service Director Tyntchtykbek Tchoroev and RFE/RL analyst Daniel Kimmage.

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