Resin preparing to pass reigns of power in Moscow to new mayor.

MOSCOW, October 11 (Itar-Tass) -- Acting Moscow Mayor Vladimir Resin
is preparing to pass the reigns of power in the Russian capital to a new
mayor. He has made the statement in the Unreal Politics program on the NTV
television network.
"My task is to prepare all that has been done and to pass it all to a
person who will head Moscow," Resin noted. "A new mayor needs ten years to
work in order to realize his rights and duties and to be able to finalize
that we had not enough time to do," the acting Moscow mayor added.
Resin also stated that at his current post he does not intend to
abandon the city construction policy of previous mayor Yuri Luzhkov. "It
will not be abandoned. It is so as it was and will remain as such. You
cannot build Moscow without it," he underlined.

.Free democratic elections held in Kyrgyzstan - Otunbayeva.

BISHKEK, October 11 (Itar-Tass) -- Free and democratic elections were
held in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday. "We have really not had such elections in
the last two decades. All Kyrgyz citizens in cities and villages came to
polling stations and without any pressure, any dictate, without any 'merry-
go-round' and other illegal election schemes could vote for the parties,
which they consider strong and fair and which can protect their interests
in the parliament," she noted.
According to her, the elections are recognized valid and the Kyrgyz
nation can "be proud of them." "All of us, people, parties, literally all
citizens did all their best so that the world said that democratic
elections are possible in Kyrgyzstan," she believes.
According to the president, more than 56% of Kyrgyz voters (2.85
million people) voted in the elections of a new parliament. "The vote
count will continue up to Monday morning, and I believe that all of us can
wait for these election results calmly and reasonably," the president
pointed out. "We should be sure that those who gained their votes will
win," the Kyrgyz leader said. But to be defeated is "also a great art, it
is a high level of conscience for the fate of people," she believes.
According to the latest election results made public by the Kyrgyz
Central Elections Commission, after the election reports had come from
about 50% of polling stations, 5-6 political parties are having some
chances to be elected in a new parliament. For this a party is to pass at
least a 5% election threshold (about 142,000 votes) and to gain at least
0.5% from all registered voters in each of seven republican regions and in
the cities of Bishkek and Osh. Still, the Ata Zhurt (Fatherland) Party
with 111,000 votes, the Social-Democratic Party (105,000 votes), the
Ar-Namys (Dignity) Party (87,000 votes), the Republic Party with 85,000
votes and the Ata-Meken (Homeland) Party with 75,000 votes are closer to
the election hurdle than other parties. The Butun Kyrgyzstan (United
Kyrgyzstan) with 55,000 votes also has some chances to be elected in a new
Kyrgyz parliament.

.Social Democrats following Ata Zhurt elected in Kyrgyz parliament.

BISHKEK, October 11 (Itar-Tass) -- The Social Democratic Party
following the Ata Zhurt (Fatherland) Party was elected in a new Kyrgyz
parliament. The Social Democratic Party also succeeded to pass a 5%
election threshold at 142,000 votes, a source in the Central Elections
Commission for Elections and Referenda told Itar-Tass on Monday.
Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva called free and democratic the
parliamentary elections in the republic.
Under Kyrgyz legislation the parties running for seats in the
parliament are to gain at least 0.5% of all registered voters in each of
seven Kyrgyz regions and the cities of Bishkek and Osh. The election
headquarters of the Social Democrats do not doubt that they fulfilled this
precondition.
The Ar-Namys Party (116,000 votes), the Republic Party (118,000 votes)
and Ata-Meken (Homeland) Party (108,000 votes) are still have some chances
to be elected in Kyrgyz parliament.
Some 64.2% of ballots have been counted so far.
More than 56% from 2.85 million registered voters participated in the
Sunday parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan. Some 29 political parties
were running for 120 seats in the parliament.
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