Tajkistan, Politics

11:44, november 21, 2013

Tajik delegation participates in the EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting in Brussels

DUSHANBE, November 21, 2013, Asia-Plus – A Tajik delegation, led by acting Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, participated in the European Union -- Central Asia Ministerial meeting that took place

15:56, november 20, 2013

IRP leader intends to visit IRP activist who is in detention facility in Isfara

DUSHANBE, November 20, 2013, Asia-Plus -- on Tuesday November 19, Islamic Revival Party (IRP) leader Muhiddin Kabiri applied to the Prosecutor-General Sherkhon Salimzoda, asking to check a report

14:57, november 19, 2013

Tajik Communist leader attends 15th IMCWP in Lisbon

DUSHANBE, November 19, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Communist Party leader Shodi Shabdolov, who is also member of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, participated in the 15th

11:25, november 19, 2013

Russia’s interagency delegation visits Tajik MFA

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidov, met here yesterday with Russia’s interagency delegation, led by Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Igor

09:37, november 19, 2013

Tajikistan’s acting PM to attend a session of the CIS council of heads of government

DUSHANBE, November 19, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan’s acting Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov will attend a session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government that will take place in St.

15:20, november 18, 2013

Rahmon extends condolences to Putin over Sunday’s deadly air crash

DUSHANBE, November 18, Asia-Plus – On Monday November 18, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon sent a cable of condolences to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the deadly air crash that took

11:36, november 18, 2013

Tajik delegation to attend EU-Central Asia ministerial meeting in Brussels

DUSHANBE, November 18, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi heading Tajik delegation today left for Brussels, Belgium to attend the next European Union – Central Asia ministerial

10:42, november 14, 2013

IRP board says the 2013 presidential was undemocratic and non-transparent

DUSHANBE, November 14, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) Political Council held a meeting yesterday to discuss the results of the presidential election that took place in

10:08, november 14, 2013

CCER announces the final results of the 2013 presidential election in Tajikistan

According to the final results, turnout at the 2013 presidential election was 90.1 percent and Emomali Rahmon won it with 84.

14:48, november 13, 2013

Tajik PM to attend session of the SCO council of heads of government in Tashkent

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Tajik Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, heading a government delegation, will visit Tashkent, Uzbekistan on November 28-29 to attend the next session of the

16:11, november 12, 2013

EU calls on Tajik authorities to address irregularities mentioned in...

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2013, Asia-Plus - A statement on the 2013 presidential election in Tajikistan issued by the spokesperson of the European Union High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on

14:48, november 8, 2013

Azeri, Iranian and Turkmen presidents congratulate Rahmon on his reelection as president

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Azeri, Iranian and Turkmen presidents have congratulated Emomali Rahmon on his reelection as President of Tajikistan, according to the Tajik president’s

10:56, november 8, 2013

Emomali Rahmon’s inauguration as Tajikistan’s president scheduled for November 16

Foreign high-ranking guests will not be invited to the Tajikistan’s Presidential Inauguration swearing-in ceremony.

10:32, november 8, 2013

Unite States concurs with OSCE/ODHIR preliminary assessment of presidential election in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The United States concurs with the preliminary assessment of the elections released in Dushanbe by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

09:40, november 8, 2013

World leaders congratulate Emomali Rahmon on his victory in presidential election

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have congratulated Emomali Rahmon on his victory in the November 6 presidential election,

09:02, november 8, 2013

Tajikistan presidential election peaceful, but lacking in pluralism and genuine choice

DUSHANBE, November 8, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The November 6 presidential election in Tajikistan took place peacefully, but restrictive candidate-registration requirements resulted in a lack of

15:57, november 7, 2013

We are fed up with political confrontations of early 1990s, says CIS election observation mission he

The CIS election observation mission is satisfied with the process of the 2013 presidential election in Tajikistan.

13:14, november 7, 2013

The 2013 presidential election reportedly held in compliance with international election standards

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2013, Asia-Plus – Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), Shermuhammad Shohiyon, told reporters on November 7 that the 2013 presidential

11:28, november 7, 2013

Incumbent president wins the 2013 presidential election

Incumbent President Emomali Rahmon, who has been in office since 1992, reportedly had a landslide victory in the 2013 presidential election.

11:23, november 7, 2013

Incumbent president wins the 2013 presidential election

Incumbent President Emomali Rahmon, who has been in office since 1992, reportedly had a landslide victory in the 2013 presidential election.

10:11, november 7, 2013

Presidential election held in Tajikistan

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) declared the election valid at 2:00 pm after the turnout figures passed the 50 percent threshold required to make the polls legitimate.

17:14, november 5, 2013

Tajik parliamentary speaker receives group of Europarl members

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Tuesday November 5, Shukurjon Zuhurov, the head of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) met here with a group of members

14:00, november 5, 2013

Some Tajik labor migrants working in Russia start casting votes

DUSHANBE, November 5, 213, Asia-Plus -- Some Tajik labor migrants working in St. Petersburg and the nearby Gatchinskiy and Nevskiy districts have cast votes before Election Day.

11:33, november 5, 2013

CCER will give briefings on November 6 to inform about the voting process

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) will give briefings tomorrow in order to inform about the voting process.

10:48, november 5, 2013

Tajik FM assures CIS Executive Secretary that presidential election will be free and transparent

DUSHANBE, November 5, 2013, Asia-Plus -- On Monday November 4, Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met here with CIS Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev, according to the Tajik MFA information

10:35, november 5, 2013

Election silence declared in Tajikistan today prior to presidential election

An election silence is declared in Tajikistan today prior to the 2013 presidential election that is taking place tomorrow.

14:42, november 4, 2013

CCER head, CIS election observation mission head discuss preparations for Tajik presidential electio

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) of Tajikistan, Shermuhammad Shohiyon, met here today with CIS Executive Secretary

14:24, november 4, 2013

Preliminary presidential election results to be announced Thursday morning

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) is expected to announce the preliminary results of the 2013 presidential election on November 7 at

14:07, november 4, 2013

Election silence to be declared in Tajikistan tomorrow prior to presidential election

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- An election silence will be declared in Tajikistan tomorrow prior to the 2013 presidential election that will take place on November 6.

10:39, november 4, 2013

Process of formation of international election observation missions concludes

DUSHANBE, November 4, 2013, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee also CIS Executive Secretary, Sergey Lebedev, who heads the CIS election observation mission, arrived in Dushanbe