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France 24: Kyrgyz nationalist wins landslide election, months after release from jail

Published Jan. 11, 2021. Updated Jan. 11 at 5:42 am

Kyrgyz presidential candidate Sadyr Japarov waves as he votes during Kyrgyzstan's presidential election and a referendum on government system in Bishkek on Jan. 10, 2021.

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Populist Sadyr Japarov was on the path to an easy win Sunday in Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election, the first vote following recent political upheaval in the Central Asian country. Results published by the ex-Soviet country‘s Central Election Commission (CEC) showed Japarov with close to 80 percent of the vote after an automated count.