Kyrgyzstan elects new prime minister

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Safar 2, 1433, Dec 27, 2011, SPA -- Newly elected Kyrgyz Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov said he wanted usher in an era of peace and stability to a country still dealing with ethnic disputes, UPI reported. Legislatures in Kyrgyzstan elected Babanov from the Respublika party as the country's prime minister. The 41-year-old lawmaker said, "The nation wants to have more jobs, peace and stability," Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports. He was voted in by 113 members of the 120-seat Parliament. Only two members voted against him, the news agency reports. An April 2010 coup led former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee to Belarus. Following the coup, at least 470 people were killed in ethnic conflicts near Osh and Jalal Abad. --SPA 18:44 LOCAL TIME 15:44 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/956507

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