Detained opposition leader named as presidential candidate in Kyrgyzstan
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan's opposition Ata-Meken (Fatherland) party has named its detained leader Omurbek Tekebaev as the party’s candidate for the November 19 presidential election in the country. The decision was made at an extraordinary Ata-Meken congress held in the capital Bishkek on March 5, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.
