A protest against the results of the parliamentary elections on Monday in Kyrgyzstan's capital brought to clashes between security officials and protesters, with at least 16 injured.
The protest began on the central square of Bishkek on Monday at about 12 a.m. local time (0600 GMT). The participants of the action - the leaders of the losing parties - called on the authorities to annul the voting results in the parliamentary elections.
Toward evening, some protesters moved to the Parliament building, which is near the square, and tried to break through the fence. And then police officers began to disperse the crowd by using tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon.According to the Ministry of Health of the country, at the moment 16 people had various injures, including two police officers and parliament member Zhanar Akayev.Security forces have cleared the area and are driving the protesters out of the city center.
The parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan was held on Sunday, with 1,957 candidates from 16 political parties competing for 120 parliamentary seats.
According to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission (CEC), four parties have surpassed the 7 percent threshold to receive seats in the country's parliament.
xinhua
