Elections Not Expected to Solve Kyrgyzstan’s Woes

A September poll showed front-runner, Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, winning 65 percent of voters’ support.
Elections Not Expected to Solve Kyrgyzstan’s Woes
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/130626062.jpg" alt="Kyrgyzstan's prime minister and presidential candidate Almazbek Atambayev smiles as he holds kamcha, a traditional riding whip and symbol of power, during his meeting with local residents in Akzhar, a district on the outskirts Bishkek, on Oct. 27. (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images )" title="Kyrgyzstan's prime minister and presidential candidate Almazbek Atambayev smiles as he holds kamcha, a traditional riding whip and symbol of power, during his meeting with local residents in Akzhar, a district on the outskirts Bishkek, on Oct. 27. (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images )" width="300" class="size-medium wp-image-1795719"/></a>
Kyrgyzstan's prime minister and presidential candidate Almazbek Atambayev smiles as he holds kamcha, a traditional riding whip and symbol of power, during his meeting with local residents in Akzhar, a district on the outskirts Bishkek, on Oct. 27. (Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images )
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