Tajkistan, Politics

12:46, january 5, 2015

Chief of Interior Ministry’s office in Khatlon nominated for parliament

Taghoymurodov will run in the Qurghon Teppa single-mandate constituency.

16:58, january 4, 2015

Ruling party nominates Nourullo Oqilzoda for parliament

KHUJAND, January 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A joint conference of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s organizations for the Mastchoh district and the cities of Qairoqqum and Istiqlol (formerly

11:40, december 31, 2014

4 polling stations for the 2015 parliamentary elections will be established in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Upon the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 35 out-of-country polling stations will be set up in 27 countries to facilitate out-of-country voting

13:40, december 30, 2014

New head of CPT’s organization for Sughd appointed

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Mubinjon Mahmoudov, who had previously served as head of the Communist Party (CPT)’s organization for Khujand, has been appointed acting head the CPT’s

09:41, december 30, 2014

Campaign to nominate candidates running in single-mandate constituencies launched today

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A campaign to nominate candidates for Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) parliament running in single-mandate constituencies was launched in

14:02, december 29, 2014

Out-of-country polling stations expected to be set up in 27 countries

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Out-of-country polling stations for the 2015 parliamentary elections are expected to be set up in 27 countries.

11:03, december 29, 2014

The number of contenders competing for 22 parliamentary seats from party lists reaches 125

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The number of contenders competing for 22 parliamentary seats from party lists has reached 125, an official source at the Central Commission for Elections

10:35, december 29, 2014

SDP includes 22 candidates in its party list for the 2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – The pre-election congress of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) that took place in the party’s head office in Dushanbe on December 27 endorsed the party list

10:05, december 29, 2014

CPT includes 15 candidates in the party list for the 2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus – The Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) has included 15 candidates in the party list for election to Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of

10:33, december 26, 2014

SDP reduces the number of delegates for its congress to 60

DUSHANBE, December 26, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Since the Social-Democratic Party (SDP) has failed to find an appropriate hall for holding its pre-election congress scheduled for December 27, it has

11:09, december 25, 2014

Rahmon congratulates Shinzo Abe on his reelection as Prime Minister of Japan

DUSHANBE, December 25, 2014, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Mr.

14:03, december 24, 2014

More than 500 international observers expected to monitor parliamentary elections in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 24, 2014, Asia-Plus -- More than 500 international observers are expected to monitor lections to Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament scheduled for March

10:19, december 24, 2014

Russian president points to the necessity of helping Tajikistan strengthen its border with Afghanist

Russian president has urged the CSTO member nations to be prepared to take preventive measures against the Islamic State (IS) group in Central Asia.

14:00, december 23, 2014

Tajik ruling party sets up its regional pre-election campaign staff in Khatlon

DUSHANBE December 23, 2014, Asia-Plus - The Tajik ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly set up its regional pre-election campaign staff in Khatlon province.

11:39, december 23, 2014

Tajik leader expected to present main directions of CSTO activities in 2015

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2014, Asia-Plus – A session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Collective Security Council is being held in Moscow today.

10:58, december 23, 2014

The number of contenders for 22 parliamentary seats from party lists reaches 88

DUSHANBE, December 23, 2014, Asia-Plus -- To-date, the number of contenders competing for 22 parliamentary seats from party lists has reached 88, an official source at the Central Commission for

09:43, december 22, 2014

CSTO Collective Security Council expected to discuss plan to protect Tajik-Afghan border

At the CSTO Collective Security Council meeting, the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan will discuss expansion of allied cooperation among the CSTO member

16:20, december 21, 2014

DPT includes four candidates in its party list for the 2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) has reportedly included four candidates in its party list for the 2015 parliamentary election.

16:04, december 21, 2014

APT includes 15 candidates in its party list of the 2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 21, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Agrarian Party of Tajikistan (APT) has included 15 candidates in its party list for election to Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of

13:46, december 18, 2014

Rustam Latifzadeh elected Leader of the Agrarian Party

The former member of the lower house of Parliament, the former head of Vase district of Khatlan province, who used to be the first deputy leader of the Agrarian Party, Rustam Latifzadeh, was

16:49, december 17, 2014

All Candidates to the Tajik Parliament will go through Police Background Check

The Socialist Party and the Economic Reforms Party have already presented their party list of candidates for the lower house of Tajik Parliament to the Central Election Commission.

14:50, december 16, 2014

IRP leader calls on Tajik migrant workers to vote for his party

DUSHANBE, December 16, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik authorities’ attitude to the Islamic Revival Party has changed in recent years.

14:25, december 16, 2014

IRP includes 28 candidates in the party list for the 2015 parliamentary election

The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) has included 28 candidates in the party list.

11:22, december 15, 2014

APT puts its hopes in rural residents in the 2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Agrarian Party of Tajikistan (APT) has done a big work this year on strengthening it ranks, APT activist Munim Abdusmatov told Asia-Plus today.

10:54, december 15, 2014

Tajik PM meets his Kazakh and Afghan counterparts in Astana

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda has held a number of bilateral meetings in Astana, Kazakhstan on the sidelines of a meeting of the Shanghai

10:28, december 15, 2014

PER includes six candidates in its party list for the2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- A congress of the Party of Economic Reforms (PER) that took place in Dushanbe on December 13 approved the party list for the upcoming election to the

09:31, december 15, 2014

SPT includes seven candidates in the party list for the 2015 parliamentary election

DUSHANBE, December 15, 2014, Asia-Plus -- The Socialist Party of Tajikistan (SPT) has included seven candidates in the party list for election to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house

14:17, december 14, 2014

Saidmurod Fattoyev elected first deputy chairman of Tajik ruling party

DUSHANBE, December 14, 2014, Asia-Plus – The 12th congress of the ruling People’s Democratic Party has elected Saidmurod Fattoyev, Presidential Adviser on Social Policy and Public Relations, first

14:07, december 14, 2014

Tajik ruling party includes 28 candidates in the party list for the 2015 parliamentary election

The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has included 28 candidates in the party list.

15:22, december 12, 2014

All political parties represented in the commission for election of the Dushanbe legislature members

DUSHANBE, December 12, 2014, Asia-Plus --An extraordinary session of the Dushanbe legislature (Majlis), presided over by Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, took place on December 12.