Kyrgyzstan holding early presidential elections and referendum

AKIPRESS.COM - Polling stations for voting in early presidential elections and referendum on government system opened at 8.00 a.m. of Januay 10.
The snap presidential elections were scheduled after Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigned as President following the 4 October parliamentary elections. The post-election protests were held on October 5-6 in Bishkek.
The Central Election Commission has registered 17 presidnetial candidates.
2,474 polling stations were opened in total. The voter list included 3,563,574 people. 48 polling stations were opened abroad, where 49,479 voters were registered.
Kyrgyzstan had 7 presidential elections. The interim president was approved in the referendum once.
Four Presidents were elected: Askar Akaev (1991, 1995, 2000), Kurmanbek Bakiev (2005, 2009), Almazbek atambayev (2011), Sooronbai Jeenbekov (2017). Roza Otunbayeva became the interim president through the referendum in 2010.