IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Tajikistan

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Country: Tajikistan
Official Name: Republic of Tajikistan
Election Type: Parliamentary
Date: February 28, 2010

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At stake in this election:

63 seats in the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon)

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.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) / (HDKT)
Leader: Emomali RAHMONOV
Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 52
Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) / (CH)
Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOV
Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 4
Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) / (NIT)
Leader: Said Abdullo NURI
Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 2
Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROV
Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
Independent(s): Independents
Leader: N/A
Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 5