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Tajikistan’s dormant political scene offers soap opera dramatics

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.

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Jun 18, 2024
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Saidjafar Usmonzoda.

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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