February 27, 2025
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Eurasia, usually posted on Thursdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Statute of the 9th/10th century poet Rudaki in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Eritasardakan77 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Upcoming Eurasia Elections
Tajikistan Legislative Elections: March 2, 2025 (lower house) and March 28, 2025 (upper house)
The Economist (February 27, 2025): The election in Tajikistan is unlikely to be democratic
RFE/RL (February 23, 2025 – podcast): Tajikistan’s Descent Into Despotism
Ukraine Presidential and Legislative Elections: Postponed indefinitely due to war (originally due in 2024)
ABC News (February 25, 2025): Ukraine parliament affirms no elections during wartime in rebuff to Trump
Past Eurasia Elections
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.”
OSCE (February 26, 2025): Uzbekistan: Parliamentary Elections, 27 October 2024 – Final Report
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Posted: February 28, 2025 by 21votes
February 27, 2025
A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in Eurasia, usually posted on Thursdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Upcoming Eurasia Elections
Tajikistan Legislative Elections: March 2, 2025 (lower house) and March 28, 2025 (upper house)
The Economist (February 27, 2025): The election in Tajikistan is unlikely to be democratic
RFE/RL (February 23, 2025 – podcast): Tajikistan’s Descent Into Despotism
Ukraine Presidential and Legislative Elections: Postponed indefinitely due to war (originally due in 2024)
ABC News (February 25, 2025): Ukraine parliament affirms no elections during wartime in rebuff to Trump
Past Eurasia Elections
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.”
OSCE (February 26, 2025): Uzbekistan: Parliamentary Elections, 27 October 2024 – Final Report
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