BISHKEK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev resigned on Wednesday just weeks before a snap parliamentary election in the volatile Central Asian state.

"The president accepted Atambayev's resignation today," said Nurlanbek Shakiyev, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's spokesman.

(Writing by Maria Golovnina)

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