
Convicted Kidnapper Wins Presidency In KyrgyzstanConvicted Kidnapper Wins Presidency In Kyrgyzstan
January 11, 2021 11:36 AM ET Kyrgyzstan overwhelmingly elected a convicted kidnapper as its president in a snap election on Sunday. Sadyr Japarov got nearly 80% of the vote, according to the country’s central election commission. He ran a populist campaign, but also on proposals that would shift power away from the Parliament and into […]