| Elections of members of 15 local councils completed in Kyrgyzstan |
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| Last updated 2015-05-26 |
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Find below a news article on the local elections held on May 17th in the Kyrgyz Republic. A-WEB is pleased to have actively supported the CEC in holding a successful election along with the introduction of new technologies. With the goal of assisting the CEC in managing the elections while incorporating electoral ICT until the elections in 2016, A-WEB is providing necessary assistance and technical training to the CEC staff members.
Bishkek (AKIpress) - elections
On May 17, elections of members of 15 local councils were completed in Kyrgyzstan. Three of them first tested model of the electoral process with the use of innovative technologies, namely, voter identification was carried by the use of fingerprints and vote count was carried out automatically by means of the pickup boxes .
"At 7 pm, all 49 polling stations have closed, having successfully implemented the transfer of data from polling stations to the server of the Central Elections Commission through the communication channels. According to preliminary data, the overall turnout in the elections of members of the local councils amounted to 51.35%. Two stations do not have any connection, so it is impossible to obtain data, as they are located in remote mountainous areas,” the statement said.
Link: http://www.akipress.com/news:559203/
[Picture of Kyrgyz People Waiting in Line to Get Registered for Voting on the Election Day]
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