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Low turnout in the Kyrgyz elections did not prevent controversy from breaking out after the official vote-tabulation monitor went black. When it returned, cries of cheating rung out, as there were noticeably different vote counts and questions as to why so many ballots were ruled invalid.

Qishloq Ovozi is Central Asia specialist Bruce Pannier's personal take on the region.

Kyrgyzstan has held elections for a revamped parliament in what is a repeat of a failed vote held last year. Here are five significant takeaways from the first elections under populist President Sadyr Japarov.