Kyrgyz prime minister resigns ahead of vote

Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:42pm EST
 
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BISHKEK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev resigned on Wednesday just weeks before a snap parliamentary election in the volatile Central Asian state.

"The president accepted Atambayev's resignation today," said Nurlanbek Shakiyev, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's spokesman.

(Writing by Maria Golovnina)



 

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