More at Stake in Kyrgyz presidential vote, RFERL (2009)
Political analyst Marat Kazakbaev told RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service that the system will work to see Bakiev reelected. But he said that Almaz Atambaev, the candidate of the unified opposition who heads the Social Democratic Party (SDP), could provide stiff competition for the incumbent. Another political analyst in Kyrgyzstan, Mars Sariev, says the outcome of the race seems clear already.
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