People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan

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People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan
Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон
Assembly of Representatives
47 / 63
Website
hamsafon.tj

The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT;

romanized: Hizbi xalqii demokratii Tojikiston; Russian: Народная демократическая партия Таджикистана, romanizedNarodnaya demokraticheskaya partiya Tadzhikistana) has been the dominant and ruling party of Tajikistan since 1994. Founded in 1994 by Abdulmajid Dostiev as the People's Party of Tajikistan, the seat of the party is located in the Palace of Unity in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.[1] Since April 1998, the leader of the party has been the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon
.

According to the party's charter, the PDPT is aimed at creating a "sovereign, democratic, secular, socially-oriented and unitary state with a stable economy". The statute also refers to "hopes for improving the well-being of society, protecting the interests of citizens, regardless of their social status, nationality or religious preferences".

authoritarian
.

International cooperation

The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has bilateral cooperation with foreign political parties including the

Party newspaper

The party newspaper of the PDPT is Minbari Khalq (People's Tribune), published in Tajik, Russian and Uzbek languages twice a week, with a circulation of approximately 30,000 copies. Additionally, the party publishes socio-political magazines, including Mehvar and other magazines.[citation needed]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1994
Emomali Rahmon 1,434,437 59.5% Elected Green tickY
1999
2,749,908 97.6% Elected Green tickY
2006
2,419,192 79.3% Elected Green tickY
2013
3,023,754 83.92% Elected Green tickY
2020 3,837,927 92.07% Elected Green tickY

Assembly of Representatives elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Result
1995
Emomali Rahmon
5 / 181
Increase 5 Increase 2nd Opposition
2000
64.5%
36 / 63
Increase 31 Increase 1st Majority government
2005
1,666,909 64.5%
49 / 63
Increase 13 Steady 1st Supermajority government
2010
2,321,436 71.0%
55 / 63
Increase 6 Steady 1st Supermajority government
2015
62.5%
51 / 63
Decrease 4 Steady 1st Supermajority government
2020 50.4%
47 / 63
Decrease 4 Steady 1st Supermajority government

References

  1. ^ "Дом Политпросвещения в Душанбе реконструируют. Его превратят в настоящий дворец" (in Russian). news.tj. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Background on the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Справка: Народно-демократическая партия Таджикистана" (in Russian). carnegie.ru. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ^ "НДПТ и "Нур Отан" подпишут соглашение о сотрудничестве" (in Russian). news.tj. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Правящие в Таджикистане и Азербайджане партии подписали меморандум о сотрудничествe" (in Russian). news.tj. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Таджикистан посетит делегация Компартии Китая" (in Russian). news.tj. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

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