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The Assembly of Representatives (‹See Tfd›Russian: Пала́та представи́телей Вы́сшего собра́ния Респу́блики Таджикиста́н; Tajik: Маҷлиси намояндагон) is the lower house of the bicameral Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan. The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has been the dominant party in the legislature since 2000.
Assembly of Representatives Маҷлиси намояндагон Палата представителей Высшего собрания Республики Таджикистан Majlisi namoyandagon | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 26 September 1999 |
Leadership | |
Chairman of the Assembly of Representatives | Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda since 17 March 2020 |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 members |
Political groups | Government (47) People's Democratic Party (47) Others (16) Agrarian Party (7) Party of Economic Reforms (5) Communist Party (2) Socialist Party (1) Democratic Party (1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Last election | 1 March 2020 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament Building Dousti Square, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
Website | |
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Members of the Assembly of Representatives are elected by two methods; 41 members are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[1]
President | Took office | Left office |
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Saidullo Khairullaev[2] | 27 March 2000 | 16 March 2010 |
Shukurjon Zuhurov[3] | 16 March 2010 | 17 March 2020 |
Mahmadtohir Zokirzoda[4] | 17 March 2020 | Incumbent |
Results of the 2020 election
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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TRS | PR | Total | +/– | |||
People's Democratic Party | 50.4 | 35 | 12 | 47 | –4 | |
Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan | 16.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | |
Agrarian Party | 16.5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | |
Socialist Party | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Communist Party of Tajikistan | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 4,245,951 | 100 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,929,128 | 86.1 | – | – | – | – |
Source: RFERL, Asia Plus |
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