Tag: Democracy
The Kyrgyz Republic Presidential Elections: No surprises but few opportunities for democratisation
As expected, Kurmanbek Bakiev won the presidential election held on July 23rd in Kyrgyzstan by a huge margin. The current president secured more than 76% of the votes, while...
The EU’s approach to the development of mass media in Central Asia
Introduction
In spite of positive developments in terms of human rights, the rule of law and democratisation in Central Asia following the adoption of the European Union (EU) Strategy in...