63 seats in the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon).*
* 3 constituencies with no clear winner in the first round will hold second round elections.
Description of government structure:
Chief of State: President Emomali RAHMONOV
Head of Government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV
Assembly: Tajikistan has a bicameral Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli)
that consists of the Assembly of Representatives with 63 seats
and the National Assembly (Majlisi Milli) with 33 seats
Description
of electoral system:
The president is elected by popular vote to serve a seven year
term.
Members of the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon)
are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms. Members of
the National
Assembly (Majlisi Milli) are indirectly elected with 25 selected by
local deputies and 8 appointed by the president.
The results of the electoral race:
Party: People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT)
Leader: Emomali RAHMONOV
Seats won in this election: 52
Seats won in last election: 38
Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT)
Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOV
Seats won in this election: 4
Seats won in last election: 5
Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT)
Leader: Said Abdullo NURI
Seats won in this election: 2
Seats won in last election: 2
Party: Independent
Seats won in this election: 5
Party: Socialist Party (SPT)
Leader: Abduhalim GAFUROV
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROV
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: Democratic Party (DPT)
Leader: Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROV
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: 0
When was the last election?
The last election was held on February 27, 2000, and the run-off
elections were held on March 12, 2000.
Population
and number of registered voters:
Population: 7,011,556
Number of registered
voters: NA
Is there anything unique about this upcoming election that would be of interest to an international audience?
Many doubts have
been raised by international groups about the fairness of the upcoming
elections.
Tajikistan is
the only country in Central Asia with a legal Islamic political party.
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES)
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