DUSHANBE, December 16, 2009, Asia-Plus — The Majlisi Namoyandagon today considered and confirmed the new composition of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER).
We will recall that President Emomali Rahmon on December 14 signed a decree setting parliamentary elections for February 28, 2010. The head of state also sent a list of new members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) for confirmation to the Majlisi Namoyandagon.
The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has a staff of 15 and of old staff members of the commission, unaffiliated Mirzoali Boltuyev (chairman), unaffiliated Mizrob Kabirov, member of the Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, member of the Communist Party (CPT) Vera Naimova and members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) Saidmurod Taghoyev and Nizomiddin Zohidov will continue to work with the CCER and nine new members have been included to complete the CCER staff.
Upon recommendation of the president, the parliament elected Mirzoali Boltuyev as chairman of the CCER and Mizrob Kabirov as deputy chairman of commission. The chairman and the deputy chairman of the commission should be unaffiliated persons.
Nine new members were elected to complete the CCER staff. Among them are three unaffiliated persons, including Akbarali Sattorov, the head of Tajik Journalists’ Union, Rajabali Taghoyev, the head of the Khatlon Directorate for Standardization, Metrology and Trade Inspection, and Izatullo Aliyev, the deputy head of the League of Youth of Tajikistan.
Besides, the PDPT members Muhiston Azizova and Nozimjon Nidoyev, the member of the Socialist Party (SPT) Olim Yormatov, the member of the Agrarian Party (APT) Bobojon Laqayev, the member of Party of Economic Reforms Muhammadboron Zoirov and the Democratic Party (DPT) member Yusufbek Shodmonbekov were elected to complete the CCER staff. Only the Social-Democratic Party (SDPT) is not represented in the new CCER staff.
The Majlisi Namoyandagon has 63 members, who are directly elected for a period of 5 years. 22 are elected through a proportional, party list system from a single, countrywide constituency. To win seats, parties must pass a five percent threshold. The remaining 41 members are elected from single-mandate constituencies under a majoritarian system. In the single mandate constituencies, candidates must win an absolute majority of votes to be elected. If none of the contestants manages to win an absolute majority during the first round, a second round of voting is held between the two leading candidates two weeks later. For any of the elections to be valid, there must be at least a 50% voter turnout.
