Tajkistan, Politics

11:23, march 5, 2015

SCO election monitoring mission assess Tajik parliamentary elections as transparent and democratic

DUSHANBE, March 5 2015, Asia-Plus – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) election monitoring mission was in Tajikistan from February 26 to March 2 to monitor the parliamentary elections that

14:50, march 4, 2015

IRP board says the parliamentary elections were ‘not free and not transparent’

The IRP board says the parliamentary elections were ‘not free and not transparent’.

11:37, march 4, 2015

What does the future hold in store for IRP in Tajikistan?

The IRP intends to organize a roundtable in the near future to discuss issues related to functioning of a religious political party in Tajikistan.

10:54, march 4, 2015

IRP fails to develop initiatives that would attract voters in recent years, says Tajik expert

DUSHANBE, March 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan''s Islamic Revival Party (IRP) has suffered a crushing election defeat, and it has only timing, autocratic rule, and itself to blame.

15:56, march 3, 2015

Tajik ruling party wins 87.5 percent of seats in Khujand legislature

KHUAJND, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly won 87.5 percent of seats in the Khujand legislature (Majlis).

13:59, march 3, 2015

UNDP provides $200,000 to support professional development of Tajik young diplomats

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- UNDP has launched Phase 4 of the ‘Support to Institutional Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan’ Project.

11:03, march 3, 2015

Tajik ruling party wins more than 90 percent of seats in Dushanbe legislature

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Tajik ruling People’s Democratic Party has reportedly won more than 90 percent of seats in the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis).

10:44, march 3, 2015

Tajik president receives CIS executive secretary

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Monday March 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received the CIS Executive Committee Head Sergey Lebedev, who headed the CIS election observation mission to

09:43, march 3, 2015

APT intends to form its faction in the Majlisi Namoyandagon

DUSHANBE, February 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Agrarian Party of Tajikistan (APT) intends to forms its faction in the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the parliament (Majlisi Oli).

17:41, march 2, 2015

OSCE/ODIHR: Tajikistan’s parliamentary elections took place in a restricted political space

The OSCE/ODIHR EOM notes that the March 1 parliamentary elections took place in a restricted political space and failed to provide a level playing field for candidates.

16:19, march 2, 2015

CIS election observation mission assesses Tajik parliamentary elections free and democratic

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan were democratic, transparent and free, the CIS Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev, who headed the CIS election

15:44, march 2, 2015

CPT leader decries Tajik parliamentary elections as ‘a political farce’

CPT leader has called the parliamentary elections “a political farce.

14:41, march 2, 2015

Ex-deputy chief of anticorruption agency wins election in Bokhtar constituency

QURGHON TEPPA, March 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Ex-deputy of the Agency for Stat Financial Control and Combating Corruption, Tohir Jobirzoda, has won election in the Bokhtar single-mandate constituency

14:28, march 2, 2015

CPT members won elections in two single-mandate constituencies, says CCER head

DUSHANBE, March 2, 2015, Asia-Plus – Shermuhammad Shohiyon, the head of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), told reporters in Dushanbe o March 2 that members of the Communist

14:05, march 2, 2015

CPT, IRP fail to pass a 5-percent threshold to get into the parliament, says CCER head

The CPT and the IRP have failed to pass a 5-percent threshold to get into the parliament.

11:58, march 2, 2015

Tajik ruling party wins parliamentary election in Vakhsh singe-mandate constituency

QURGHON TEPPA, March 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Member of Tajikistan’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won in a March 1 parliamentary election, according to the electoral commission in the

10:14, march 2, 2015

Tajikistan’s parliamentary elections recognized valid

Tajikistan’s parliamentary elections have been recognized valid.

15:39, february 28, 2015

Pakistani high-ranking military official visits Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, February 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Friday February 27, Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidi, met here with Lieutenant-General Muhammad Ahsan Mahmood, Chairman of the Pakistan

15:43, february 27, 2015

Egypt confirms its participation in international water conference in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Ambassador to Egypt Khusrav Noziri on February 26 met in Cairo with Mr.

13:49, february 27, 2015

Tajikistan seeks cooperation with India’s National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Ambassador to India Mirzosharif Jalolov on February 25 met in New Delhi with Dr.

13:25, february 27, 2015

Dushanbe, Islamabad discuss oil processing cooperation

DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – On Wednesday February 25, Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan Sherali Jononov met in Islamabad with Mr.

10:10, february 27, 2015

High-ranking Russian military official arrives in Tajikistan

The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Arkady Bakhin, arrived in Dushanbe yesterday evening on a two-day working visit.

16:01, february 26, 2015

Whether Tajik authorities will allow any opposition parties to win seats in parliament

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – An article by Edward Lemon “Tajikistan’s Feeble Opposition Attacked Relentlessly Ahead of Weekend Vote” that was posted on Eurasianet’s website on February

14:00, february 26, 2015

Tajik ambassador, Pakistani minister discuss cooperation on agriculture and food security

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan met the Federal Minister of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research of Pakistan, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan, in

13:49, february 26, 2015

Tajik ambassador, Indian deputy minister of commerce and industry discuss cooperation issues

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral economic cooperation between Tajikistan and India were a major topic of a meeting of Tajik Ambassador

13:33, february 26, 2015

CIS Executive Committee head expected to arrive in Dushanbe today afternoon

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – The CISE Executive Committee head Sergey Lebedev, who is also head the CIS election monitoring mission, is expected to arrive in Dushanbe today afternoon.

11:12, february 26, 2015

IRP candidate accuses local authorities in Rumi district of hampering his election campaign

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) candidate running for election to the parliament in Constituency # 30 (Rumi district in Khatlon province), Abduqahhor

13:15, february 24, 2015

DPT leader reportedly has chance to win parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, February 24, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Some experts say the leader of the Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT), Saidjaffar Ismonov, who is running for election to the Majlisi Namoyandagon

14:39, february 23, 2015

154 contenders to compete for 61 seats in Khalton regional legislature

QURGHON TEPPA, February 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- 154 contenders, including 29 women, will compete for 61 seats in the Khatlon regional legislature (Majlis).

11:36, february 23, 2015

The process of registration of international election observers with CCER nears completion

DUSHANBE, February 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The process of registration of international election observers with Tajikistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is nearing