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DUSHANBE, 7 November 2006 - Democratic practices were not fully tested in the 6 November presidential election in Tajikistan due to the absence of genuine competition, thus providing voters with only nominal choice, concluded the OSCE Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today… more

OSCE/ODIHR’s observers will present their final report later this or next month. As for the CIS observers, they said the elections were free and fair.

As I said, we need reports with their findings to have a documented and registered evidence of all violations taking place during the election process. Of course international observers do not have a direct impact on our election process and the way it is shaped. However, their findings and recommendations have a great impact on policy- and decision makers in the countries, which can then directly influence Tajik political elites. For example, I think that the record of manipulated elections adds to yet another level of frustration with the regime on the part of international creditors and foreign donors. Don’t you think that in this case the negative assessment of the election has no impact on the donors’ willingness to give the country money?

Yes, I understand WHY different countries need international observers. What I don’t understand is WHAT are their reports for? I mean they have not influenced our elections, haven’t they?

Read my most recent post on the election results . I think it does tell a lot on why we need international observers.

Il Tagikistan sceglie il nuovo presidente: quello vecchio, Emomali Rakhmonov. A Dushanbe hanno poca fantasia. E poche alternative. "Tajikistan’s November 6 presidential election does not have the makings of a nail-biter. Incumbent President Imom…

There was a candidate from the Democratic Party, more precisely from its pro-presidential wing. However, following an uproar on the part of international watchdogs and domestic NGOs, the government decided to keep the candidate down. As a result, the candidate reportedly “failed” to collect 160 thousand signatures required for being registered as a candidate by the Central Election Commission.

Well, I think we actually need international observers. Some of them, OSCE/ODIHR for instance, provide an unbiased assessment of our elections and report on whether they are conducted in line with both the internal legislation and our international commitments. They also provide their recommendations on further improvement of the election process.