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Tajikistan president Rakhmon re-elected in landslide Tajikistan president Rakhmon re-elected in landslide
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Emomali Rakhmon has been re-elected president of Tajikistan in a landslide electoral victory, Tajikistan's electoral commission has reported.Emomali Rakhmon has been re-elected president of Tajikistan in a landslide electoral victory, Tajikistan's electoral commission has reported.
Rakhmon, 61, won 83.6% of the vote, the commission spokesman Adumanon Dodayev said on Thursday. The president's closest competitor trailed with only 5%.Rakhmon, 61, won 83.6% of the vote, the commission spokesman Adumanon Dodayev said on Thursday. The president's closest competitor trailed with only 5%.
Rakhmon, who has ruled the central Asian country for more than two decades, faced only token opposition; the vocal rights activist Oinihol Bobonazarova was not allowed to register for the election on technical grounds. The government has drawn criticism for its crackdown on dissent and its tight grip on the media. Rakhmon, who has ruled the central Asian country for more than two decades, faced only token opposition after the vocal human rights activist Oinihol Bobonazarova was not allowed to register for the election on technical grounds. The government has drawn criticism for its crackdown on dissent and its tight grip on the media.
Tajikistan, which borders China and Afghanistan, has proved to be a strategically important ally for the US and Russia and has allowed coalition troops and cargo to travel to and from Afghanistan over its territory.Tajikistan, which borders China and Afghanistan, has proved to be a strategically important ally for the US and Russia and has allowed coalition troops and cargo to travel to and from Afghanistan over its territory.
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