Kyrgyz referendum changed its political system - deputy premier.

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BISHKEK, June 30 (Itar-Tass) -- Kyrgyzstan's political system has been
cardinally changed following the June 27 national referendum on the
republic's new constitution, the press service of the Kyrgyz interim
government said on Wednesday, referring to deputy prime minister in charge
of constitutional reform Omurbek Tekebayev.
"From now on, Kyrgyzstan will have a parliamentary form of government,
and it gives rise to numerous questions from representatives of political
parties," Tekebayev said at a meeting with delegates from political
parties, who asked, among others, about the date of parliamentary
elections scheduled for autumn.
According to Tekebayev, the elections were initially planned for
October 10, although politicians demand the interim government should hold
the voting in September.
"Participants in the meeting spoke against changing the initial
election date," the press service said.
As of now, some 100 political parties have been registered in
Kyrgyzstan, however "due to unavailability of contact information," today'
s meeting was attended by delegates from only 30 political associations.
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan's central election commission said it would
announce the referendum results on July 1 or 2.
According to preliminary data, a total of 69 percent of the country's
2.7 million eligible voters took part in the referendum. Almost 90 percent
of them voted in favour of the new draft constitution, eliminating the
Constitutional Court, and vesting head of the Interim government Roza
Otunbayeva with the authority of the country's interim president till
December 31, 2011.
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