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Crowds of protesters rushed to the parliament building surrounded by riot police, and several dozen people broke down the doors and tried to enter the complex, which also houses the president’s residence, added a correspondent for the Interfax news agency, adding that it was they heard shots in the square.
The police also use water cannons, incendiary grenades and tear gas.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry called for public order and demanded that the protesters disperse.
According to the organizers, supporters from 11 of the 16 parties participating in the elections are participating in the protest. Representatives of these parties have signed a resolution demanding the cancellation of the results of Sunday’s vote.
Preliminary results suggest that parties close to pro-Russian President Sooronbay Zejbekbek obtained the most votes in the elections, but numerous reports of massive electoral irregularities in favor of those parties could provoke unrest in the former Soviet republic.
The Birimdik (Unity) and Mekenim Kyrgyzstan (My Homeland Kyrgyzstan) parties, which advocate for closer integration of the country into the Moscow Eurasian Economic Union, received about a quarter of the votes.
They will almost certainly be joined by the pro-presidential party Kyrgyzstan, which has received almost 9% of the vote. votes.
Following the announcement of the preliminary election results, several parties declared their disapproval due to numerous irregularities and fraud in the voting procedure.
Representatives of opposition parties took to the streets to protest, demanding the annulment of the voting results and the announcement of a re-election.
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