Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election. The run-up to the inauguration has been marked by sporadic opposition rallies protesting the outcome of the vote. In his inauguration speech, Bakiyev said he managed to ensure peace and stability in Kyrgyzstan over the course of his first term. He also called for national unity and described his re-election as a «win for everybody.» «Most importantly, the very principle of democracy and the ideals of tolerant society were victorious,» he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. The inauguration ceremony lasted around 40 minutes and was attended by Kyrgyz parliamentary deputies , diplomats and the president of neighboring Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
