Kyrgyzstan cancels general election results after unrest

People protest during a rally against the results of a parliamentary vote in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Large crowds of people have gathered in the center of Kyrgyzstan’s capital to protest against the results of a parliamentary election, early results of which gave the majority of seats to two parties with ties to the ruling elites amid allegations of vote buying. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Kyrgyzstan election officials have declared the results of the weekend’s parliamentary election invalid after mass protests erupted in the capital Bishkek and other cities, with opposition supporters seizing government buildings overnight and demanding a new election.

Hundreds were injured, and one person died in the unrest. Members of several opposition parties announced plans to oust the president and form a new government.