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Fears of new unrest as Kyrgyz holds referendum

AFP, Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan is to vote in a constitutional referendum Sunday that interim authorities insist is vital for easing tensions after deadly ethnic clashes but that some fear could sparknew unrest.
Kyrgyzstan's provisional government, which came to power after former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in riots in April, has pushed ahead with the vote despite the violence this month.
At least 264 people were killed in the clashes, according to the health ministry. But officials have admitted that many killed were not registered and have said the real death toll was probably much higher.
The new constitution proposed in the referendum would significantly reduce the powers of the president and make the country Central Asia's first parliamentary republic — moves the interim government says are essential for stability and fighting top-level corruption.
It will also limit any single political party from holding more than 50 seats in Kyrgyzstan's 90-seat parliament in a bid to prevent the kind of super-majorities that previous leaders enjoyed.
The referendum would set the stage for parliamentary elections that authorities this week moved forward by a month, from October to early September, in an effort to bring in a legitimate government as quickly as possible.
But many in the south, where the clashes
earlier this month between the majority Kyrgyz and minority Uzbek populations also forced tens of thousands from their homes, are deeply sceptical of the referendum.
When she travelled to the region to discuss the vote this week, interim leader Roza Otunbayeva was confronted by hundreds of angry protesters demanding the referendum be shelved and a presidential vote held instead.
On Thursday Otunbayeva made an urgent plea for Kyrgyz voters to approve the constitution.
"By saying 'yes' to the new constitution the Kyrgyz people will opt for a fundamental change of the country’s political system, for the pre-eminence of the rights of the people and for a responsible State," she said in an address to the nation broadcast by television.
Without the new constitution order cannot be restored, she said, adding, "Destructive forces do not want real changes and tried to fan civil war".
She was also confident that the government would take the necessary steps to stabilize the situation in the south of the country.
But analysts warned the government's decision to go ahead with the vote would raise tensions and could provoke further violence.
"Continuing to hold the referendum in the current difficult circumstances is unrealistic.... The vote should be delayed until later," said Bishkek-based political analyst Karybek Baybosunov.