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Assembly of Representatives (Tajikistan)
Assembly of Representatives Маҷлиси намояндагон Палата представителей Высшего собрания Республики Таджикистан Majlisi namoyandagon | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 26 September 1999 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman of the Assembly of Representatives | Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda since 17 March 2020 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 63 members |
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Political groups | Government (47) People's Democratic Party (47) Supported by (3) Communist Party (2) Socialist Party (1) Opposition (13) Agrarian Party (7) Party of Economic Reforms (5) Democratic Party (1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1 March 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament Building Dousti Square, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Template:Politics of Tajikistan The Assembly of Representatives (Russian: Пала́та представи́телей Вы́сшего собра́ния Респу́блики Таджикиста́н; Template:Lang-tg) is the lower house of the bicameral Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan. The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has been the dominant party in the legislature since 2000.
Electoral system[edit]
Members of the Assembly of Representatives are elected by two methods; 41 members are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[1]
Chairmen of Majlisi namoyandagon[edit]
| President | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Saidullo Khairullaev[2] | 27 March 2000 | 16 March 2010 |
| Shukurjon Zuhurov[3] | 16 March 2010 | 17 March 2020 |
| Mahmadtohir Zokirzoda[4] | 17 March 2020 | Incumbent |
2020 Parliamentary election[edit]
Results of the 2020 election
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | PR | Total | +/– | |||
| People's Democratic Party | 50.4 | 35 | 12 | 47 | –4 | |
| Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan | 16.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | |
| Agrarian Party | 16.5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | |
| Socialist Party | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Tajikistan | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,245,951 | 100 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,929,128 | 86.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: RFERL, Asia Plus | ||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ Electoral system IPU
- ↑ "Newsline - March 28, 2000". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- ↑ "Tajikistan". 5 July 2018.
- ↑ "Зокирзода Маҳмадтоир Зоир - Раиси Маҷлиси намояндагон интихоб шуд". parlament.tj (in тоҷикӣ). Assembly of Representatives. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
