Elections in Tajikistan gives information on

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and election results in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. Tajikistan elects on national level a

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- the

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- and a

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. The president is elected for a seven-year term by the people. The Supreme Assembly (''Majlisi Oli'') has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives (''Majlisi Namoyandogan'') has 63 members, elected for a five-year term in, 22 by

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

and 41 in single-seat

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. The

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(''Majlisi Milliy'') has 33 members, 25 elected for a five-year term by local majlisi deputies and eight appointed by the president. Tajikistan is a

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with the

People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT; tg, Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон, script=Latn, italic=no, Hizbi xalqii demokratii Tojikiston; russian: Народная демократическая па� ...

Latest elections

2015 Parliamentary election

2013 Presidential election

2010 Parliamentary election

2006 Presidential election

2005 Parliamentary election

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