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Vladimir Radyuhin
Acting Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev casts his ballot in Bishkek on Sunday.
MOSCOW: Acting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev headed for sweeping victory in a snap presidential election held in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday. Exit polls gave Mr. Bakiyev 70 per cent of the vote, leaving his five rivals far behind. To become President in the first round, Mr. Bakieyv must get more than 50 per cent of all the votes cast provided the turnout exceeds 50 per cent. The central election commission said 52 per cent of Kyrgyzstan's 2.5 million registered voters cast ballots by 16.00 p.m. local time, well ahead of the polling stations' closing time. Mr. Bakiyev, a 55-year-old former Prime Minister, has ruled the country since March when Askar Akayev was driven out by massive protests against flawed parliamentary vote, rampant corruption and poverty. Mr. Bakiyev's election is seen as a victory for Russia, which played a crucial role in brokering his election alliance with Kyrgyzstan's most popular Opposition leader, Felix Kulov, former Interior Minister. The deal decided the outcome of the election by avoiding pitting Mr. Bakiyev, leader of the poorer southern clans, against Mr. Kulov, who represents the more prosperous north. A day before the poll, Moscow warned Western observers against trying to influence the outcome of the election by making biased judgment of the vote. An observer mission of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) cleared the vote as free and honest, with its Russian head Vladimir Rushailo saying no major violations had been registered. Europe's election monitors will deliver their verdict on Monday. Russia and the U.S. each has an air base in Kyrgyzstan.
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