Kyrgyzstan"s interim government has taken...
party leader Omurbek Tekebaev and Almazbek Atambayev, head the social democratic party, both leading figures in the interim government.If their parties run separately at the polls, their competition may significantly weaken the interim government"s prospects and create an opportunity for the supporters of ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
"I personally will do all my best to integrate the opposition. We should unite. If several parties compete in the elections, Bakiyev"s forces will have a free run," Kommersant quoted interim Prime Minister Roza Otunbayeva as saying.
The former president is in Minsk at the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who said on Wednesday that Bakiyev should participate in Kyrgyz presidential elections.
The opposition took power on April 7 amid violent unrest in which more than 80 people died. The new government was quickly accepted by Russia and the United States, which has said it supports its intention
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