OSCE criticizes lack of "pluralism" in the re-election of Rakhmon in Tajikistan

Missed "pluralism" and a real possibility of "choice" in presidential re-elected Emomali Rakhmon in Tajikistan, who denounces is the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which had a mission on the ground to monitor the ballot.

Supported by Moscow, Rakhmon heading, since 1992, the poorest of the former Soviet republics and Central Asia. The Economist, Sunni Muslim, of 61 years, collected 83.1% of the votes for what should be his last term of 7 years ahead of mountainous country surrounded by Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

The only credible opposition candidate, Oinihol Bobonazarova, of 65 years, a human rights activist can't get introduced because it couldn't collect the 210 thousand signatures required after several episodes of intimidation and harassment of its supporters in a transit country for opium and heroin, with 8 million people and where 99% of the population is Muslim.

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