Elections Will Not Weaken Karimov

We do not expect parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan, held on December 27, to yield any significant changes to the make-up of parliament. Furthermore, with all four political parties expressing support for President Islam Karimov's leadership and US and EU criticism likely to remain muted, we do not foresee any strong challenge to his political agenda going forward.

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