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Politics
Kyrgyzstan to hold multiparty parliamentary elections on October 4 amid pandemic
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva Reporter, Kyrgyzstan BISHKEK: Sixteen political parties will run in the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan slated for October 4. The Kyrgyz parliament has 120 seats with members elected for a five-year term by party-list proportional voting. According to Kyrgyz legislation, to win seats, parties must pass a national…
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Society
Kyrgyzstan celebrates State Language Day
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva Chief of international affairs department, Kabar News Agency, Kyrgyzstan Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan celebrated the State Kyrgyz Language Day on September 23, an occasion marked annually on this day after the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz SSR adopted a law on the state language on September 23, 1989, and…
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Politics
UNA media forum emphasizes harmony among religions, cultures
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: Peaceful co-existence of religions and cultures is a requisite in the fight against extremism and clashes between cultures and civilizations, the secretary general of the Muslim World League (MWL) has said. Dr. Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al Issa emphasized the importance of strengthening the fight against religious…
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