DUSHANBE, February 17, 2010, Asia-Plus — Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev yesterday signed a decree setting the date for the last session of the outgoing parliament’s upper house.
By his decree the last 24th session of the Majlisi Milli of the third convocation will take place in Dushanbe on March 4 this year.
The session is expected to consider amendments to the laws on general census of the population and the agency for state financial control and combating corruption as well as a number of other laws adopted by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament).
We will recall that elections to the Majlisi Milli will take place on March 25, 2010.
Three-fourths of the total number of deputies of the Majlisi Milli shall be elected at joint meetings of people’s deputies of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region and its towns and districts, regions and their towns and districts, Dushanbe city and its districts, towns and districts subordinate to the center, on the basis of indirect elections by means of secret ballot. The Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region, regions, Dushanbe City, towns and districts subordinate to the centre have an equal number of representatives in the Majlisi Milli.
One-fourths of the members of the Majlisi Milli are appointed by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Citizens who reached 35 years of age and have higher education are eligible to be elected to the Majlisi Milli.
Each former President of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be the life member of the Majlisi Milli, if he doesn’t refuse to use this right.
