Pro-Russian Social Democrats top Kyrgyzstan elections

The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK), linked to pro-Moscow President Almazbek Atambayev, topped the voting at Sunday's parliamentary election in the ex-Soviet state, with five other pro-Russian parties also winning seats. Results released by the country's Central Electoral Commission showed the SDPK, founded by Atambayev, topping the hard-fought poll with close to 27 per cent of the vote. The Kyrgyzstan party garnered over 12 per cent while Onuguu-Progress, Bir Bol and Ata-Meken all