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Revolutionary Bakiyev wins Kyrgyz poll by landslide

Reuters - Kyrgyzstan's acting leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev has been elected president in a landslide victory which he will claim as a unanimous endorsement of the "People's Revolution" he led in March
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A landslide victory, to me, is a ringing endorsement for the peoples choice. It is clear to me that the people want the revolution that he represents. The people wanted a change and they showed it at the polls, that is democracy in action and I applaud the people! I hope that he lives up to the peoples obvious expectations and creates a country that is a better place to live for all people.

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Kyrgyz leader heads for poll win

Kyrgyz leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev looks set for a landslide victory in elections, early results show.
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https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...fic/7147395.stm

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Kyrgyz vote in presidential poll

Voters are casting ballots in a presidential election in the strategically important state of Kyrgyzstan. Ref. Source 5

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Kyrgyz protests spread to capital

Riot police fire tear gas and stun grenades to disperse opposition protesters in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, reports say. Ref. Source 4

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Wow, just the other day they were casting ballots and now this. I hope this does not play into something the Russians get involved in.

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Kyrgyz president immunity lifted

Kyrgyzstan's interim leaders lift Kurmanbek Bakiyev's presidential immunity and say they will arrest him if he does not resign. Ref. Source 5

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Unrest still crumbling Kyrgyzstan:

Supporters of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev continue to hold a government building in the country's volatile south. Ref. Source 9