DUSHANBE, October 24, 2014, Asia-Plus — The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) intends to nominate 68 candidates for the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the parliament (Majlisi Oli) in the upcoming parliamentary elections due in late February next year.
“Upon recommendations of President Emomali Rahmon, who is the leader of our party, priority will be given to young people and women,” Usmon Soliyev, the head of the PDP public relations department, told Asia-Plus in an interview.
According to him, the PDP may also include in the party list unaffiliated persons, who actively support President Rahmon’s policy.
We will recall that the next 12th congress of the Tajik ruling party will take place in Dushanbe on December 13 and more than 1,200 delegates from all regions of the country are expected to attend the congress that will determine the candidates for the 2015 parliamentary elections.
The PDP controls more than 60 percent of the seats in the current parliament.
Tajikistan’s Parliament (Majlisi Oli) has two chambers: the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) and the National Assembly (Majlisi Milli). Majlisi Namoyandagon has 63 members, elected for a five-year term in, 22 by proportional representation and 41 in single-seat constituencies. Majlisi Milli has 33 members, 25 elected for a five-year term by local legislature (majlis) members and eight appointed by the president.
