Kyrgyz President congratulates Putin on holding state Duma elections

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov congratulated Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the successful holding of elections to the state Duma. This was reported by the press service of the Kyrgyz President.

“I am convinced that the State Duma of the new convocation will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the large-scale tasks facing the Russian Federation, and the further progressive development of the country, carried out under your leadership,” Zhaparov said.

Kyrgyzstan attaches special importance to the cooperation of the legislative bodies of the two countries. Sadyr Zhaparov called inter-parliamentary ties an important component of Kyrgyz-Russian relations. The head of Kyrgyzstan expressed hope for continued cooperation with Russia and the preservation of friendly ties between peoples.

Elections of deputies of the State Duma of the ninth convocation were held from 18 to 20 September simultaneously with regional and municipal campaigns. According to the CEC, after processing more than 97% of the protocols, United Russia receives 57.96% of the votes on the federal party list, the Communist Party - 13.67%, LDPR - 8.96%, New People - 7.91%, Fair Russia - 5.1%.