Following the article of Alexander Sadykov about the disagreement of OSCE and CIS observers on presidential election in Tajikistan. Today Asia plus reported that four representatives of OSCE were deported from Moscow to Prague for violation of visa regulations.
In the morning the representatives of OSCE were coming from Dushanbe to Yekateriburg. After […]
Central Commission for Elections and Referenda announced the results of November 6 presidential election in Tajikistan. Emomali Rakhmonov won a third seven-year term with 79.3 percent of the vote on a 91 percent turnout. Meanwhile, two main observation missions that monitored the vote – OSCE and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – disagree on […]
Articles that appeared yesterday in two reputable Web-based sources, Eurasia Net – Eurasia Insight and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, suggested that the presidential election in Tajikistan had presented few or no surprises. While Emomali Rakhmonov’s victory was a foregone conclusion months ahead of the vote, I believe that the rest of […]
Today I went voting as many other Tajik citizens. As long as I am out of Tajikistan I went to the nearest embassy to give my vote to one of the candidates.
It was the first time I went to the poll, though I have this right for many years. I always thought that […]
Polling stations have opened this morning throughout Tajikistan as presidential campaign entered its final stage. About 3.2 million Tajik voters have an opportunity to elect their president for the next seven years with the possible re-election for another seven-year term.
The voting so far has been a very calm and peaceful process. It was […]
Election campaign remains very low key three days ahead of November 6, when Tajikistan’s 3.2 million voters will go to the polls to elect their president for the next seven years.
Incumbent President Emomali Rakhmonov is the most visible candidate with his campaign activities, proxies and materials throughout the country. Huge Soviet-style banners and […]
Conflict within and around the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) has recently developed into a political stalemate. Less then 10 days before the presidential election, the DPT’s old guard led by acting chairman Rahmatullo Valiev still struggles to prove illegitimacy of the splitter faction of Masud Sobirov. The latter was recently registered as chairman […]
At least a few members of the United States Congress have their eyes on the impending presidential elections in Tajikistan. Today (October 26), the offices of Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) held a briefing to educate members of Congress on the prospect of democracy and long-term development in […]
On 21st of October, the presidential candidates, besides the incumbent Rahmonov started their pre-election tour in the regions of Tajikistan, reports AsiaPlus.
The most interesting thing in this news is that all of them are going to the regions together. They will meet the same people, at the same time and at the same place. […]
