Tynchtyk Shainazarov, deputy chairman of the Central Election Commission, announced this.

"As of 14:00 (11:00 Moscow time), 16.27% of voters, or 602,432 people, voted," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Earlier it was reported that polling stations were opened in Kyrgyzstan.

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov voted in the elections to the country's parliament.