Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Kyrgyzstan Adopts New Constitution VOA News 27 June 2010 Members of a local election commission count votes after a referendum at a polling station in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, 27 June 2010 Photo: AP Members of a local election commission count votes after a referendum at a polling station in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, 27 June 2010 Voters in Kyrgyzstan approved a new constitution Sunday that will reduce presidential powers and give more authority to an elected parliament.  Election officials said after more than 60 percent of the precincts were counted, about 90 percent of voters had approved the new constitution in the nationwide referendum. Nearly 70 percent of the nearly 2.7 million eligible voters cast a ballot. The interim government held the referendum despite warnings from the New York-based group Human Rights Watch that the polls could spark additional violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the country's south.  There were no immediate reports of unrest. Ethnic violence erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan on June 10 and killed at least 275 people.  The current interim government came to power after an uprising ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Many people in the south still support the deposed president, who now lives in Belarus. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP. .