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| | Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said the first round of voting for the 75-member parliament fell short of international standards, noting instances of vote buying, questionable disqualification of candidates and interference with the media. |
 | | "This is the dirtiest election I've seen," Ishenbai Kadyrbekov, a disqualified opposition candidate who has led protests, said yesterday. |
 | | The opposition leader, Kadyrbekov, also accused the West of turning a blind eye on the alleged election violations, saying that could encourage Akayev to circumvent laws and extend his 15-year rule, which ends in October. |
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