BISHKEK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Deputies of the Bishkek city council on Wednesday elected a new mayor of the capital city of Kyrgyzstan during the 18th session.
Forty-three deputies voted to support the only candidature of Aziz Surakmatov and one was against.
Surakmatov was nominated by a coalition of the majority of the Bishkek city council.
Surakmatov, 46, earlier has worked in the Mayor's Office. In 2008 he was elected a deputy and then became the chairman of the Bishkek city council.
Former Mayor of Bishkek Albek Ibraimov resigned after deputies expressed vote of no confidence last month. After that, the State Committee for National Security charged him with corruption.
Mayor of Bishkek is elected by deputies of the city council by secret ballot. There are 45 deputies in the Bishkek city council.
