Kyrgyz MPs put off re-run of election that sparked protests

MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has voted to put off a re-run of contested parliamentary elections until after a constitutional reform. Commentators say the reform could allow the acting president — a politician recently freed from jail — to strengthen his grip on power and stay in office for a full term. A day earlier election officials had set a re-run for Dec. 20 of a parliamentary election which was invalidated earlier this month amid mass protests. The ex-Sovie