MOSCOW—A nationalist politician who was released from prison amid protests that overthrew Kyrgyzstan’s president last year has been elected as his replacement. Voters in Sunday’s election that gave Sadyr Zhaparov a landslide 79 percent victory also approved a referendum to change the constitution to give the presidency more power.
Sadyr Zhaparov, the top presidential candidate, walks to cast his ballot at a polling station in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Jan. 10, 2021. Vladimir Voronin/AP Photo
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