TAJIKISTAN: RULING PARTY ROLLS IN PARLIAMENTARY VOTE, BUT OBSERVERS BLOW WHISTLE
Date: 01.3.2010
Author: Konstantin Parshin, EurasiaNet
The governing People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan is cruising to victory in the country’s parliamentary election with almost 72 percent of the vote, according to a preliminary tally. Western election monitors, however, expressed disappointment with the conduct of the polling, saying that fraud boosted the governing party’s winning margin.
Presidential Party Wins Tajik Landslide, But Who Came In Second?
Date: 01.3.2010
Author: Farangis Najibullah, RFE/RL
According to Tajikistan's election officials, President Emomali Rahmon's People's Democratic Party is on course to win the vast majority of 63 seats in the next parliament -- winning nearly 72 percent of the vote.