The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights announced that it has canceled plans to observe Tajikistan’s upcoming parliamentary elections. Local observers do not believe that the next elections, held under the rule of Emomali Rahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan for almost 30 years, will be any different from the previous ones, nor do they believe that any democratic forces will emerge in parliament.
VOA Uzbek: OSCE cancels election monitoring for Tajikistan
- By Malik Mansur
