DUSHANBE, June 21, Asia-Plus — Representatives from embassies of Japan, the United States, Great Britain, the OSCE Center in Dushanbe, as well as other international organizations active in Tajikistan have expressed wish to observe a June parliamentary by-election in the Bokhtar district of Khatlon, Muhibullo Dodojonov, a spokesman for the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), said.
According to him, the Bokhtar constituency numbers more than 69,000 voters.
Three candidates, including member of ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) Amirbek Mahmadalieyv, who is the deputy heady of the Khatlon agriculture directorate, member of the Agrarian party (APT) Abdusalom Mirzoyev, who heads the Bokhtar company Zarzamin, and the self-propelled Tezha Afghnov, who serves as secretary with Zargar Jamoat of Bokhtar, will compete for the seat representing the Bokhtar district in the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Tajik parliament.
We will recall that members of Tajikistan”s ruling People”s Democratic Party have won in three April 1 and two May 20 parliamentary by-elections.
