20% of electors voted in Kyrgyzstan by noon

By noon (09:00 Moscow time) the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan had been attended by 20% of registered voters, CEC member Gulnara Baatyrova reported.

"In total in the country, by 12:00, 20% of electors included on the electoral lists, had already voted. This is 549,200 voters," RIA Novosti quotes her as saying.

Residents of the Talas (24.9%), Naryn (23%) and Batken regions (24%) are the most active. The worst turnout is registered in the capital of the republic, with 15.8%.