Thinking-East presents Daler Rahimov (23, from Tajikistan) who has some problems with the recent elections

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"According to the Central Elections Committee, more than 80% of the population of Tajikistan participated in the recent parliamentary elections. The dominating president's People's Democratic Party received the majority of votes, winning 74.9% or 17 seats; the Communist Party 13.64% or three seats; and the Islamic Renaissance Party 8.9% or two seats. According to overall results, three political parties - the Socialist Party, Democratic Party and Social Democratic Party - could not clear the 5% hurdle necessary to win a parliamentary seat. Because of these statistics, all three parties, as well as the Communists and Islamists, have not recognized the election results, claiming too many violations and too much official control over the electoral process. "
The only organization that assessed the election results was the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). "The parliamentary election process in Tajikistan failed to meet many OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections," concluded the Election Observation Mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Tajikistan.
"The overall process was a disappointment," said Peter Eicher, the head of the OSCE/ODIHR Mission. "We had great hopes for the election because of improvements in the legal framework and the participation of six parties and many candidates. Regrettably, however, there was too much official control over the political campaign, too many government officials directing election commissions and a pattern of government interference with the independent press," he added.