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Kyrgyzstan goes to presidential polls in its first elections since a political crisis embroiled the ex-Soviet country and saw a populist freed from jail who is now tipped to top the ballot u.afp.com/UJt3

VIDEO: 🇰🇬 Voters in #Kyrgyzstan went to presidential polls on Sunday in the country's first elections since a political crisis in October embroiled the ex-Soviet country and saw a populist freed from jail who is now tipped to top the ballot #Japarov

VIDEO: 🇰🇬 #Kyrgyzstan presidential election frontrunner Sadyr #Japarov votes in Sunday's poll as the Central Asian country holds a ballot likely to see the populist go from prisoner to president following a crisis over October's disputed parliamentary vote #Bishkek

#BREAKING Kyrgyzstan populist Japarov leading presidential election with nearly 80% of vote: official

#BREAKING Kyrgyz vote for presidential system in referendum: elections commission

#UPDATE #Kyrgyzstan populist Sadyr #Japarov was on course for an easy win in the country's presidential election on Sunday, the first vote since recent political upheaval in the Central Asian country u.afp.com/U3ZG

VIDEO: Populist Sadyr Japarov claims victory in Kyrgyzstan's presidential elections, and pledges to weed out graft in the Central Asian country after a political crisis put him on the path to power

#BREAKING No 'level playing field' in Kyrgyzstan presidential vote: OSCE

#UPDATE #Kyrgyzstan populist Sadyr #Japarov promised supporters a "dictatorship of law and justice" on Monday and dismissed fears of a strongman crackdown after a huge election win completed his journey from prison to the presidency u.afp.com/U3T4