World IN BRIEF : KAZAKHSTAN : Parliament Dissolved After Court Ruling
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, accepting a ruling by the Central Asian republic’s highest court that voting last year was rigged, dissolved Parliament and told a hastily called news conference that new elections will be held in two to three months. He said he has appointed a new government to be headed by Prime Minister Akezhan Kazhegeldin.
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