12.02.2015 кунлик архив

‘Virtual Election’ Seeks To Give Uzbeks Real Choice

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Critics say that the upcoming Uzbek presidential poll won’t offer voters any real choice and that current incumbent Islam Karimov’s reelection is practically a foregone conclusion.

By RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service

Members of Uzbekistan’s opposition in exile, highly skeptical that Uzbekistan’s upcoming presidential race will be a fair one, are creating an alternative reality by holding a virtual election online.