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A standoff ended Tuesday between supporters of Kyrgyzstani President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and the parliamentary opposition, although some small demonstrations continue throughout the country. Tensions escalated earlier on Tuesday when a scuffle broke out between the two camps on the main square of the capital, but order was soon restored and the real debate moved inside the parliament hall, where the factions were able to negotiate a compromise draft of Kyrgyzstan's new constitution.
The draft, to be put to a vote on Wednesday, will curb the powers of the presidency and change the nature of the parliament. The number of members of parliament will increase from 75 to 90, with half elected by proportional representation and half in single-member districts. The draft also says that if a political party receives more than 50 percent of the vote, it can choose the Cabinet, but if no party wins a majority, that power falls to the president.
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