After five years at the head of Uzbekistan, President Chavkat Mirzioïev, who is seeking re-election on Sunday, presents a record full of contrasts: reforming head of state after the lead years - a quarter of a century - of the reign of his predecessor , Islam Karimov, the presidential candidate does not appear to be inclined to renounce old authoritarian practices.
Sunday's poll thus conceals little suspense, with critical voices suppressed and serious rivals dismissed.
The four candidates that Shavkat Mirzioyev, 64, will face, are widely seen as extras put on the track to give the election a democratic veneer.
In any case, they were careful not to criticize the president in place during the campaign.
See also
Travel to Uzbekistan, a land long forbidden
The latter's assets include the release of opponents imprisoned during the reign of Karimov and the abolition of forced labor for the cotton harvest, an ancestral practice which earned the country the opprobrium of organizations for the defense of
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 73% left to discover.
Freedom has no borders, like your curiosity.
Continue reading your article for € 1 the first month
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in