BISHKEK - Voters in Kyrgyzstan were widely expected to hand pro-Russian parties a fresh five-year mandate in a Sunday election overshadowed by ethnic tensions and the threat of Islamist violence in the impoverished ex-Soviet nation.
Reuters: Pro-Russian parties seen winning Kyrgyz parliamentary poll
A woman votes at a polling station during Kyrgyz parliamentary elections in the village of Kara-Zhigach, outside Bishkek, on Oct. 4.
