Eurasia This Week: October 17, 2024

October 17, 2024

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Eurasia, usually posted on Thursdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.

The city hall in Chisinau, Moldova. Photo credit: WIkimedia/Rodion Gavriloi (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Eurasia Elections

Moldova Presidential Election and Referendum on Joining the EU: October 20, 2024

Madalin Necsutu, Balkan Insight (October 18, 2024): ‘It’s East or West’: Moldovans Face Stark Choice in Coming Elections

Laura Kelly, The Hill (October 17, 2024): Moldova becomes ‘testing ground’ for Russian election interference

Shelby Magid, Atlantic Council (October 11, 2024): Dispatch from Moldova: With elections approaching, Moscow is taking aim at Chișinău’s pro-European path

Galiya Ibragimova, Carnegie Endowment (October 11, 2024): Who Is the Kremlin Backing in Moldova’s Presidential Election?

Georgia Parliamentary Elections: October 26, 2024

Henry Ridgwell, Voice of America (October 17, 2024): Georgian groups defy ‘foreign agent’ law, team up to monitor crucial election

Joshua Kucera, RFE/RL (October 15, 2024): Georgia’s Ruling Party Plays The Ukraine War Card

Reuters (October 14, 2024): EU leaders set to tell Georgia its EU path is at risk as election looms

Brawley Benson, Eurasianet (October 10, 2024): Georgia: Can parliamentary vote alter relations with separatist territories?

Uzbekistan Parliamentary and Local Elections: October 27, 2024

Under Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan from independence until his death in 2016, Uzbekistan was a brutal dictatorship. His successor, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has branded himself as a reformer. However, Freedom House notes: “While reforms adopted since President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took office in 2016 have led to improvements on some issues, Uzbekistan remains an authoritarian state with few signs of democratization. No opposition parties operate legally.”

Eurasianet (October 16, 2024): Uzbekistan presses ahead with effort to gain World Trade Organization membership

Past Eurasia Elections

Kazakhstan Referendum on Nuclear Power Plant: October 6, 2024

The Economist (October 10, 2024): Kazakhstan’s referendum on nuclear energy could benefit Russia

Regional Analysis

James Nixey, Chatham House (October 16, 2024): Moldova and Georgia face crucial elections – and diverging paths

Elections On Deck

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