Uzbek strongman re-elected in landslide, OSCE dubious
Uzbek strongman Islam Karimov cruised to a new five-year term Monday after facing a minimal challenge, prompting withering criticism from Western observers. The election commission in the tightly controlled Central Asian state said Karimov, 77, won more than 90 percent of the vote in Sunday's presidential election to extend his 25 years in power, with voter turnout reaching 91 percent. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) questioned the independence of the electoral commission, noting that Karimov's candidacy breached constitutional term limits. "Despite a clear constitutional limit of two consecutive presidential terms, the Central Election Commission registered the incumbent as a candidate," Tana de Zulueta, head of the OSCE observer mission, said in a statement Monday.
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