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12-02-1999, 08:20 PM
Uzbekistan hits back at OSCE
Uzbekistan has insisted that this Sunday's parliamentary elections will be democratic, criticising a decision by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe not to send observers.
The head of the Central Electoral Commission, Nazhmiddin Kamilov, said the electoral laws provided for pluralism and competitive elections.
Last week, the OSCE said it wouldn't send observers to oversee the elections, saying the electoral laws in Uzbekistan made it impossible to hold a fair vote.
Opponents of President Karimov have complained that they're barred from taking part and that only pro-government parties are being allowed to compete.
From the newsroom of the <!--nohttp--> BBC World Service (http//"http//news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia%2Dpacific/newsid%5F543000/543662.stm")
Uzbekistan has insisted that this Sunday's parliamentary elections will be democratic, criticising a decision by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe not to send observers.
The head of the Central Electoral Commission, Nazhmiddin Kamilov, said the electoral laws provided for pluralism and competitive elections.
Last week, the OSCE said it wouldn't send observers to oversee the elections, saying the electoral laws in Uzbekistan made it impossible to hold a fair vote.
Opponents of President Karimov have complained that they're barred from taking part and that only pro-government parties are being allowed to compete.
From the newsroom of the <!--nohttp--> BBC World Service (http//"http//news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia%2Dpacific/newsid%5F543000/543662.stm")