Kyrgyzstan closes polls after elections

Kyrgyzstan closed its polls Sunday night after parliamentary elections which saw victories for two pro-government parties and losses for all opposition parties.

The country's central election commission announced preliminary results in which the Unity party (Birimdik) and the My homeland Kyrgyzstan party (Mekenim Kyrgyzstan) won around a quarter of votes each.

Two more parties - Kyrgyzstan and Butun Kyrgyzstan - were announced to have passed the 7 percent threshold to gain seats in the parliament.

Meanwhile, the country's main opposition parties were said to have failed to garner the necessary votes for seats.

The Central Election Commission said that around 55% of voters participated in the election.

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