Better to end Kyrgyzstan presidential election in the first round: PM

Better to end Kyrgyzstan presidential election in the first round: PM

The front-runner presidential candidate in Kyrgyzstan, current Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, said Sunday that it would be better to end election by one round of vote.

"Electing a president in the first round would be the best prospect," Atambayev said after voting at No.1209 polling station in Bishkek, adding that stability will hopefully set in Kyrgyzstan after the election.

Atambayev also said he had never used the administrative resource for his election campaigns, while "the Central Election Commission will count ballots and no one will engage in vote rigging."

He added losers would have to accept their defeats with dignity, rather than leading people to streets.

He said the parliamentary system would hopefully continue as "this system better matches our national spirit. But powers must be divided clearly between the branches of authority."

Kyrgyzstan held its latest presidential election on Sunday, with a total of 3.03 million registered voters expected to cast ballots across the country.

Up to 19 presidential candidates -- eight from political parties and 11 independents -- were registered for the presidential race, but three of them dropped out three days before the election day.

Analysts saw the current prime minister as the front-runner, with Adakhan Madumarov, leader of the United Kyrgyzstan party, and Kamchibek Tashiyev, leader of the nationalist Ata-Zhurt party, as his two main challengers.

Editor: Yamei Wang

English.news.cn   2011-10-30 16:41:08