Kyrgyz parliament votes in new prime minister

BISHKEK, Jan 29 (Reuters) Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted to confirm a long-serving aide of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev as prime minister today, ending a deadlock that had held up legislation including this year's state budget.

Parliament voted 57-4 to make Acting Agriculture Minister Azim Isabekov, 45, the impoverished Central Asian state's premier. Former prime minister Felix Kulov resigned in December during a row over a new constitution.

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