The Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan (
Tajik: ''Маҷлиси Олии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон,''
Russian
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: Высшее собрание (Маджлиси Оли) Республики Таджикистан), also known simply as the Majlisi Oli'','' is the parliament of
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
.
Chambers
It has two
chambers:
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Assembly of Representatives (''Majlisi namoyandagon''), the lower chamber with 63 members elected for a five-year term, 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
constituencies
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
. The previous Chairman of the ''Majlisi namoyandagon'' was Saydullo Khayrulloyev who was elected on 27 March 2000. He was succeeded by Shukurjon Zuhurov on 16 March 2010.
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National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
(''Majlisi milli''), the upper chamber with 33 members, 25 elected for a five-year term by deputies of local majlisi and 8 appointed by the president. The current Chairman of the Majlisi milli is
Rustam Emomali
Rustam Emomali ( tg, Рустам Эмомалӣ, script=Latn, italic=no, Rustam Emomalî/Rustam Emomalī; born 19 December 1987) is a Tajik politician who is the current Chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, Mayor of Dushanbe and th ...
from 17 April 2020.
[RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4. No. 77. 00-04-18]
The bicameral legislature was introduced in the
September 1999 constitution. Prior to that, Tajikistan had a unicameral legislature called Supreme Assembly from 1995, and a unicameral
Supreme Soviet before 1995.
See also
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List of Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
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Politics of Tajikistan
The politics of Tajikistan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the executive branch and the ...
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List of legislatures by country
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List of political parties in Tajikistan
References
External links
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
Government of Tajikistan
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
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
1999 establishments in Tajikistan
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