Central Election Commission cancels Bishkek local council election results

AKIPRESS.COM - The Central Election Commission today has invalidated Bishkek local council election results.
The voting results were invalidated after the Bishkek local election commission canceled voting results at 30 polling stations over complaints about violations and withdrew Emgek, Ak-Bata and NDPK parties from elections. 60,351 votes were invalidated in total, which made 45.02% of all votes. In accordance with the law on local council elections, election results are cancelled when voting results are invalidated at the polling stations making more than one third of voters who cast ballots in the elections.
Eight members from 11 present voted for cancellation of the election results and 3 voted against.
The repeat local council elections will be held.
Six parties have overcome 7% election threshold in the Bishkek local council elections held on April 11, including Emgek, Ak-Bata, NDPK, Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan, Yntymak, Our People.