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October 6, 2020

Protests Erupt in Kyrgyzstan After Disputed Parliamentary Vote
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In Kyrgyzstan, protests have erupted following a parliamentary election
Sunday critics say was rigged through vote buying. Demonstrators are
demanding the resignation of pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov
and a new election. On Tuesday, protesters seized a government building
and freed a jailed former president, Almazbek Atambayev, who was
sentenced on corruption charges and is an adversary of the sitting
president.


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