Tajikistan's Rahmon will tighten grip on power
Rahmon tightens grip on power and sets up potential succession but risks growing domestic resentment
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- Vocal but ineffectual opposition
- Results see Rahmon party win
- Abandoning democratic facade
- Rewarding regime supporters
- Clampdown risks long-term stability
- Succession scenarios
- Quvatov assassination
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