Early results from Sunday's referendum showed that over 90 percent of the voters endorsed Kyrgyzstan's new constitution, the Central Electoral Commission said early Monday.

Kyrgyzstan interim leader Roza Otunbayeva (L Front) greets a group of ethnic Kyrgyz citizens at a polling station on the day of the constitutional referendum in the southern city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, on June 27, 2010. [POOL/Xinhua]

The commission made the announcement on its webside after finishing counting of votes from 90 percent of polling stations.

According to the commission, 90.7 percent of the voters cast a "yes" vote, while 7.96 percent voted against the new charter.

The new charter would give legitimacy to the Kyrgyz interim government that took power after former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in April. The interim government dissolved the parliament and abolished the constitutional court.

The electoral commission is expected to announce full results within two days.

Interim leader Roza Otunbayeva told reporters on Sunday that "with the adoption of the new constitution in Kyrgyzstan comes a transition period president."

"I am receiving the powers of a transition period president and I will also lead the government," Otunbayeva said.

"Kyrgyzstan now has legitimate authorities, and this is no longer an interim government, but a legitimate government," she added.

She said a new parliamentary election will be called soon and all legitimate branches will be fully formed this autumn.

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