Striding Toward a New Parliament

Dean C.K. Cox

Pedestrians stroll past peeling campaign posters in central Bishkek. Kyrgyz voters go to the polls on Oct. 10 to vote in a new parliament, the first following the recent unrest in southwestern Osh and following the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

Twenty-nine political parties have presented more than 3,300 candidates vying for 120 seats in the Kyrgyz parliament.

Dean C.K. Cox is the photo editor for EurasiaNet.