BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyzstan's referendum on radical changes to its constitution passed on Sunday, according to the preliminary results, returning the mountainous Central Asian country to strongman rule with power concentrated in the hands of the president rather than parliament.
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Kyrgyz referendum grants Japarov full power: preliminary results
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Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov votes in the constitutional referendum in Bishkek on April 11. © Kyrgyz Presidential Press Service via Reuters
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