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November 2013
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February 2015

Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Region: Asia & Pacific

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Emomali RAHMON *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV
Assembly: Tajikistan has a bicameral Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) consisting of the National Assembly (Majlisi Milli) with 34 seats and the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) with 63 seats.

* The presidential term is renewable once. The electoral system is two-round.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
In the National Assembly (Majlisi Milli) 34 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms*. In the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon), 41 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 22 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.**

* Of these, 25 are selected by local deputies, 8 are appointed by the president, while 1 seat is reserved for the former president. All members are appointed either by the President or by officials the President has appointed.

** In single-seat districts, the electoral system is two-round. Second-round elections are also triggered in any constituency where fewer than 50 percent of registered voters turn out. In the proportional tier, there is one nationwide constituency and a threshold of 5 percent.