Emomali Rahmon

With less than a month until election day, Rahmon stands prominently in a field of unsurprising candidates unlikely to rock the boat.

A 30-year-old Tajik lawyer declared his intention to run and was almost immediately questioned by the security services. Rahmon is unlikely to tolerate a genuine challenger.

Rahmon, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, will seek a fifth term as Tajik president, setting rumors of a familial succession aside for now.

There is now an official date for Tajikistan’s next presidential election: October 11.

The announcement confirms what experts long suspected, but the government denied: the pandemic has arrived in Tajikistan.

Dushanbe’s denials are simply unbelievable; its belated responses to the pandemic “cruel and inept at the same time.”

With his election as chair of the Tajik parliament's upper house, Rustam Emomali is now officially second-in-line to the presidency.

Emomali Rahmon finally joins in on regional telediplomacy with recent calls with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

President Emomali Rahmon has consolidated power by leading a merciless campaign against any opposition.

How did I do on my outlook for Central Asia 2019?

An interview with Edward Lemon.