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| Title | Kyrgyz opposition leader withdraws from presidential race |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Publication Date | 22 September 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kyrgyz opposition leader withdraws from presidential race, 22 September 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e897401c.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
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Kyrgyz opposition leader withdraws from presidential race
September 22, 2011
Omurbek Tekebaev
BISHKEK – The leader of Kyrgyz opposition Ata-Meken (Fatherland) party, Omurbek Tekebaev, announced today that he will not take part in next month's presidential election, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
Tekebaev said at his party's offices in Bishkek today that his decision to withdraw from the election is due to a desire "to gather around me those who really contributed to democratic reforms in the country."
Tekebaev, 53, was considered one of the leading presidential candidates-to-be in the October 30 election. He successfully passed the mandatory Kyrgyz-language test, had gathered at least 30,000 voters signatures, and paid the registration fee of some $2,100.
Tekebaev, who ran for president in 1995 and 2000, served as parliament speaker from 2005-2006.
The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission is expected to announce the final list of presidential candidates on September 24, one day before the presidential campaign officially starts.
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