A meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) took place in Dushanbe in September 27.
Speaking at the meeting, President Emomali Rahmon, who is leader of this party, in particular ordered the PDPT Central Executive Committee to take measures to ensure good preparation of the party for the next parliamentary elections that will take place in Tajikistan at the beginning of the next year, according to the Tajik president’s official website.
The head of state also pointed the necessity of nominating worthy candidates to the parliament.
The meeting reportedly reviewed the results of work carried out by the party over the first nine months of this year and discussed a number of intraparty issues, including convocation of the next congress of the party.
The PDPT is the only political party in Tajikistan that has its offices in Dushanbe and in a number of cities and districts of the country.
The party now has its offices in eighteen cities and districts across the country. In some districts, the party rents buildings for its district organizations.
The PDPT organizing committee was established in 1993, and the party itself was established on December 10, 1994. Until April 1998, it was called the People's Party of Tajikistan.
The party stands for a secular state and society (secularism).
The People’s Democratic Party is the largest political party in Tajikistan, boasting more than 480,000 registered members. President Emomali Rahmon is chairman of the party.
The party has its branches in all regions and largest settlements of Tajikistan. The youth wing of the party is called the Sozandagoni Vatan (Creators of the Motherland).
At the legislative elections, February 27 and March 13, 2005, the PDPT won 74% of the popular vote and 52 out of 63 seats (74 percent of the popular vote). This was an increase from the 2000 elections, in which they won 64.9% of the vote and 38 seats. At the legislative elections, February 28, 2010, the party won 71.69% of the popular vote and 45 out of 63 seats. At the last legislative election, March 1, 2015, the PDPT won 65.4 percent of the vote and 51 out of 63 seats.
