Voters in Uzbekistan flocked to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections where all four competing parties are supportive of the government of President Islam Karimov, officials said. Over 17 million voters had registered for the vote to elect the 150-seat lower house of parliament, the Oliy Majlis, in the Central Asian state with the authorities sending millions of text messages ...

The Central Asian state of Uzbekistan voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections marked by a strong early turnout, with all four competing parties supportive of the government of President Islam Karimov. Over 17 million voters have registered for the ballot to elect the 150-seat lower house of parliament, the Oliy Majlis, with the authorities sending millions of text messages to ...

TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan held a stage-managed parliamentary election on Sunday, drawing little Western criticism due to its important role in U.S.-led efforts to contain the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan. Central Asia's most populous nation, ex-Soviet Uzbekistan has never held a vote judged free and fair by Western observers. Once critical of the leadership's intolerance of dissent ...