Tajikistan’s dormant political scene offers soap opera dramatics
Intrigue, implausible plotlines, dramatic downfalls, wild rumours, and lingering uncertainties. Just the latest ingredients around fresh speculation that major political transition may be looming.
The political scene in Tajikistan is so dormant, it is tempting to ignore it completely.
That would be a mistake.
An intra-elite soap opera currently playing out in Dushanbe has it all: intrigue, implausible plotlines, dramatic downfalls, treachery, wild rumours, and lingering uncertainties.
The story begins on May 11, when the Democrat…
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