DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus — The number of contenders competing for 22 parliamentary seats from party lists has reached 125, an official source at the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) told Asia-Plus today.
According to him, all the six political parties that legally function in the country have submitted their party lists to the CCER.
“The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) have included 28 candidates in their party lists each, the Party of Economic Reforms (PER) has included six candidates; the Socialist Party (SPT) – seven candidates, the Democratic Party (DPT) – four candidates, and the Agrarian Party (APT) — 15 candidates,” said the source. “Besides, the Communist Party (CPT) and the Social-Democratic Party (SDP) held their pre-election congresses on December 27. The CPT included 28 candidates in its party list and the SDP included 22 candidates in its party list.”
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 (party list) 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.
Tajikistan’s legislation prohibits foreign state and individual contributions in elections. The country’s legislation also prohibits contributions in elections from Tajik nationals who have not reached the age of 18, legal entities dealing with overseas shares, international organizations, local authorities, government agencies, organizations in which the government owns more than 30 percent, law enforcement and power-wielding structures, religious organization and unknown persons.
