Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov gestures during a signing ceremony after talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 15, 2013. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's authoritarian leader Islam Karimov is certain to extend his 26-year rule in a presidential election on Sunday, a result that is likely to prolong the problems facing the Central Asian country.
The 77-year-old ex-communist chief, who tolerates no dissent and has been criticised by Western human rights groups, used a legal loophole to seek five more years in power. His three rivals pose no real challenge.
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