2010 Tajik parliamentary election

September 2020 none Tajikistan 2005 28 February 2010 All 63 seats in the Assembly of Representatives 32 2015 90.32% ( 2.27pp) Emomali Rahmon People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan 49 54 71.04 Muhiddin Kabiri PRIT 2 2 8.22 Shodi Shabdolov Communist Party of Tajikistan 4 2 7.01 Amir Qaroqulov Agrarian New 2 5.11 Olimzhon Boboyev Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan New 2 5.06 Independents – 5 1 – Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 28 February 2010 alongside local elections. A second round in one constituency held on 14 March. The result was a victory for President Emomali Rahmon's People's Democratic Party (PDP), which won 54 of the 63 seats. However, all parties with the exception of the Islamic Renaissance Party were considered supporters of the regime. Electoral system Of the 63 seats in the Assembly of Representatives, 41 were elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies. If no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round was held. A second round was also held in cases where voter turnout was lower than 50% in the first round.Election profile IFES The remaining 22 seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, with parties having to cross a 5% threshold to win seats. Prior to the elections the Communist Party had proposed abolishing the 7,000 somoni ($1,600) deposit required by candidates, arguing that it was too high.Majlisi namoyandogon (House of Representatives) IPU However, it remained in place. A total of 221 candidates contested the election representing eight parties. Conduct Whilst OSCE stated that the election had had "a generally good atmosphere", international observers stated the election had "failed on many basic democratic standards", with widespread electoral fraud occurring.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8543214.stm Tajikistan elections criticised by poll watchdog 2010-03-01 BBC News 1 March 2010 This included ballot box stuffing and proxy voting. In the run-up to the elections, state media had focused on the electricity policies of the PDP government. The Communist Party stressed social justice issue, focussing on education, medical care and "old age with dignity". Results File:Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) of the Republic of Tajikistan in 2010-2015.svg National Constituency People's Democratic Party 2321436 16 38 54 +5 Islamic Renaissance Party 268596 2 0 2 0 Communist Party 229080 2 0 2 –2 Agrarian Party 166935 1 1 2 New Party of Economic Reforms 165324 1 1 2 New Democratic Party 33657 0 0 0 0 Social Democratic Party 27006 0 0 0 New Socialist Party 18029 0 0 0 0 Independents 1 1 –4 Against all 37597 21710 0 3641778 OCSE In the Konibodom constituency a second round was required. This was held on 14 March, and was won by the PDP.http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6907793.html Tajik ruling party gains 53 of 63 seats in parliament - People's Daily Online English.people.com.cn 2010-03-03 2010-08-21Inter-Parliamentary Union http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2309_E.htm IPU PARLINE database: TAJIKISTAN (Majlisi namoyandogon), Last elections Ipu.org 2010-08-21 References Category:Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan Tajikistan Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results