Kyrgyz strongman Japarov bids for second term as president

BISHKEK, Nov 10 - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who has cemented firm control over what was once Central Asia’s most democratic country, filed on Tuesday to run for a second term in an election scheduled for January 27, 2027, the electoral commission said.

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BISHKEK, Nov 10 - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who has cemented firm control over what was once Central Asia’s most democratic country, filed on Tuesday to run for a second term in an election scheduled for January 27, 2027, the electoral commission said.

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