At stake in this election:

• 63 seats in the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Emomali RAHMON *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV
• Assembly: Tajikistan has a bicameral Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) consisting of the National Assembly (Majlisi Milli) with 34 seats and the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) with 63 seats.

* The presidential term is renewable once. The electoral system is two-round.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Majlisi Milli) 34 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms*. In the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon), 41 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 22 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.**

* Of these, 25 are selected by local deputies, 8 are appointed by the president, while 1 seat is reserved for the former president. All members are appointed either by the President or by officials the President has appointed.

** In single-seat districts, the electoral system is two-round. Second-round elections are also triggered in any constituency where fewer than 50 percent of registered voters turn out. In the proportional tier, there is one nationwide constituency and a threshold of 5 percent.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) / (HDKT)
  • Leader: Emomali RAHMONOV
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 52
• Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) / (CH)
  • Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOV
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 4
• Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) / (NIT)
  • Leader: Said Abdullo NURI
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 2
• Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
  • Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROV
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Independent(s): Independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 5

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 7,349,145 (July 2009 est.)
• Registered Voters: 3,621,174 (February 2010)

At stake in this election:

• 63 seats in the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Emomali RAHMONOV
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV
• Assembly: Tajikistan has a bicameral Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) consisting of the National Assembly with 33 seats and the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) with 63 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
• In the National Assembly 33 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms*. In the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) 63 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

* 25 selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president.

Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:

• Party: People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT)
  • Leader: Emomali RAHMONOV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 52
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 38
• Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT))
  • Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 4
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 5
• Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT)
  • Leader: Said Abdullo NURI
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 2
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 2
• Party: Socialist Party (SPT)
  • Leader: Abduhalim GAFUROV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
  • Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Democratic Party (DPT)
  • Leader: Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 0
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 5
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: N/A

Main parties in the First Round of the electoral race:

• Party: People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT)
  • Leader: Emomali RAHMONOV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 49
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 38
• Party: Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT))
  • Leader: Shodi SHABDOLOV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 4
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 5
• Party: Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT)
  • Leader: Said Abdullo NURI
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 2
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 2
• Party: Socialist Party (SPT)
  • Leader: Abduhalim GAFUROV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: N/A
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Social Democratic Party (SDPT)
  • Leader: Rahmatullo ZOIROV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: N/A
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Democratic Party (DPT)
  • Leader: Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROV
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: N/A
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0
• Party: Independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this Assembly of Representatives election: 5
  • Seats won in last Assembly of Representatives election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

• The last election was held on February 27, 2000, and the run-off elections were held on March 12, 2000.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 7,581,696 (2010)
• Registered Voters: 2,771,528 (February 2005)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 33,769,305 (2010)

·         Is Tajikistan a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Tajikistan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (26 October 1993)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: N/A

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 12 (House of Representatives); 5 (National Assembly) following the 2010 elections

·         Human Development Index Position: 129 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Tajikistan a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Tajikistan ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 1,137,254 (est.)