Pro-Moscow Social Democrats lead in Kyrgyz parliamentary election


BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's pro-Moscow Social Democratic Party was in the lead after Sunday's election with 27 percent after 99 percent of ballots were counted, with the opposition Respublika-Ata Zhurt running second on 20 percent, election authorities said.

A total of six political parties, mainly supporting President Almazbek Atambayev's policies, had passed the threshold to take seats in the 120-member legislature, early official data showed.

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